Talking Politics With Patients? In This Election, I Can’t Hold My Tongue
Talking Politics With Patients? In This Election, I Can’t Hold My Tongue sciprian@crf.org Sun, 10/27/2024 - 08:37 Jonathan S. Reiner, MD Some doctors strive to remain apoliti
Level of Consciousness After Cardiac Arrest Correlates With Post-PCI Outcomes
Level of Consciousness After Cardiac Arrest Correlates With Post-PCI Outcomes sciprian@crf.org Fri, 10/25/2024 - 17:17 Yael L. Maxwell Mental status should help inform the ti
Michelle Tarver Named New FDA Director of Medical Devices
Michelle Tarver Named New FDA Director of Medical Devices sciprian@crf.org Fri, 10/25/2024 - 15:49 L.A. McKeown Tarver, an ophthalmologist, replaces longtime CDRH Director Jeff Shuren, who announced his retirement in July.
October 2024 News Roundup
October 2024 News Roundup sciprian@crf.org Fri, 10/25/2024 - 11:39 L.A. McKeown This month: how HFrEF meds can save 1.2 million lives, patients’ predictions for chest pain, aspiration in the cath lab, and more.
Heart Failure and Cancer: HFSA Statement Explores the Interplay
Heart Failure and Cancer: HFSA Statement Explores the Interplay sciprian@crf.org Thu, 10/24/2024 - 16:27 Caitlin E. Cox For heart failure specialists new to the cardio-oncolo
Repeat Rejection Still a Problem After Pediatric Heart Transplant
Repeat Rejection Still a Problem After Pediatric Heart Transplant sciprian@crf.org Wed, 10/23/2024 - 14:02 Todd Neale While recurrent rejection is less common than in years p
The ECLS-SHOCK Trial
The ECLS-SHOCK Trial sciprian@crf.org Wed, 10/23/2024 - 13:35 Publish Date --> 16 hours 20 minutes ago Teaser --> Holger Thiele and C. Michael Gi
SOUL: Oral Semaglutide Cuts CV Events in Diabetic Patients
SOUL: Oral Semaglutide Cuts CV Events in Diabetic Patients sciprian@crf.org Wed, 10/23/2024 - 13:15 L.A. McKeown The top-line results suggest a 14% lower risk of MACE compar
The Cardiovascular Consequences of War
The Cardiovascular Consequences of War sciprian@crf.org Tue, 10/22/2024 - 16:20 Todd Neale For both civilians and military veterans, war destroys health infrastructure and has profound effects on CV risk factors.
At EACTS 2024, Surgeons and Cardiologists Move Past EXCEL Firestorm
At EACTS 2024, Surgeons and Cardiologists Move Past EXCEL Firestorm sciprian@crf.org Tue, 10/22/2024 - 16:52 Yael L. Maxwell The latest ESC CCS guidelines represent a turnin
Practical Strategies to Foster Diversity in Cardiology Clinical Trials
Practical Strategies to Foster Diversity in Cardiology Clinical Trials sciprian@crf.org Tue, 10/22/2024 - 16:02 Caitlin E. Cox A new perspective offers trialists advice on ho
Defying Earlier GLP-1 Data, Study in Teens Sees Possible Mental Health Gains
Defying Earlier GLP-1 Data, Study in Teens Sees Possible Mental Health Gains sciprian@crf.org Tue, 10/22/2024 - 16:14 L.A. McKeown The retrospective study points to fewer su
TAVI Explant Complications a ‘Big Issue’ as Procedure Numbers Climb
TAVI Explant Complications a ‘Big Issue’ as Procedure Numbers Climb sciprian@crf.org Mon, 10/21/2024 - 16:24 Yael L. Maxwell New single-center data should spur surgeons to be
Can ‘Body Roundness Index’ Replace BMI? That Depends, Say Experts
Can ‘Body Roundness Index’ Replace BMI? That Depends, Say Experts sciprian@crf.org Mon, 10/21/2024 - 15:49 Michael O'Riordan Body mass index still has uses as a gateway to br
Standing Alone Will Not Offset Sitting’s CVD Risks, Study Suggests
Standing Alone Will Not Offset Sitting’s CVD Risks, Study Suggests sciprian@crf.org Mon, 10/21/2024 - 14:13 Todd Neale In addition to avoiding too much sitting, moving aroun
Heart Valve Matters Episode 4: Martin Leon
Heart Valve Matters Episode 4: Martin Leon sciprian@crf.org Fri, 10/18/2024 - 16:18 Publish Date --> 24 minutes 13 seconds ago Teaser --> Ami Bha
Heart Valve Matters Episode 3: Stephen Anker
Heart Valve Matters Episode 3: Stephen Anker sciprian@crf.org Thu, 10/03/2024 - 11:15 Publish Date --> 2 weeks ago Teaser --> Michael Mack speaks
Slight Uptick in Mortality With TAVI in Recent Years: TVT Registry
Slight Uptick in Mortality With TAVI in Recent Years: TVT Registry sciprian@crf.org Fri, 10/18/2024 - 11:09 Caitlin E. Cox The finding is a bit worrisome but not alarming—th
‘Teleprehabilitation’ Before Cardiac Surgery Improves the Outcomes That Follow
‘Teleprehabilitation’ Before Cardiac Surgery Improves the Outcomes That Follow sciprian@crf.org Thu, 10/17/2024 - 16:30 Yael L. Maxwell A smartphone app that provides prehab
What’s Going to Be Big at TCT 2024?
What’s Going to Be Big at TCT 2024? sciprian@crf.org Thu, 10/17/2024 - 11:34 Michael O'Riordan One of the major themes of this year’s meeting is intervening earlier to prevent disease, including with TAVI in aortic stenosis.
Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery: Fewer Complications, Shorter Stays
Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery: Fewer Complications, Shorter Stays sciprian@crf.org Wed, 10/16/2024 - 17:07 Yael L. Maxwell A Swiss center’s experience makes it cle
TCT 2024 on the Horizon
TCT 2024 on the Horizon sciprian@crf.org Wed, 10/16/2024 - 10:05 Publish Date --> 8 minutes 31 seconds ago Teaser --> Roxana Mehran hears what's
AI-Based CT Can Accurately Screen Patients for TMVR
AI-Based CT Can Accurately Screen Patients for TMVR sciprian@crf.org Tue, 10/15/2024 - 16:20 Yael L. Maxwell The fully automated method could increase clinical workflow effic
Study Validates Accuracy of PREVENT for CVD Mortality Risk Prediction
Study Validates Accuracy of PREVENT for CVD Mortality Risk Prediction sciprian@crf.org Tue, 10/15/2024 - 14:36 Todd Neale This new AHA tool had better discrimination compared
Age Cutoffs for PFO Closure Deserve a Rethink, Researchers Urge
Age Cutoffs for PFO Closure Deserve a Rethink, Researchers Urge sciprian@crf.org Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:43 L.A. McKeown Newer scoring tools and anatomic factors may foster bett