Transcatheter valve-in-valve or redo surgical mitral valve replacement, which is better in failed mitral bioprostheses? Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2022 7:45 PM ISTUSA: A study comparing the safety of valve-in-valve transcatheter mitral valve replacement (ViV-TMVR) and redo surgical mitral valve replacement...
Pretreatment with heparin reduces risk of coronary artery occlusion and mortality in patients with STEMI Medha Baranwal6 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTSweden: Pretreatment with heparin reduces the risk of coronary artery occlusion in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients without...
Neo2 and Ultra transcatheter heart valves both yield excellent outcomes after TAVI Medha Baranwal2 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTGermany: TAVI using the latest generation self-expanding ACURATE neo2 (Neo2) and the balloon-expandable SAPIEN 3 Ultra (Ultra) valves led to...
Acetylcholine provocation testing can help predict major adverse CV and cerebrovascular events Jacinthlyn Sylvia18 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTA new study conducted by Rocco Antonio Montone and team found that in both ischemia with non-obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) and myocardial...
Coronary flow reserve in LAD improves notably after valve replacement in aortic stenosis patients: Study Medha Baranwal18 Oct 2022 11:15 AM ISTDenmark: Exhaustion of coronary flow reserve (CFR) and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) are the detrimental effects of long-standing severe aortic...
Bioprosthetic valve fracture performed after transcatheter valve-in-valve intervention beneficial Medha Baranwal6 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTCanada: Bioprosthetic valve fracture (BVF) performed after valve-in-valve (VIV) TAVR leads to superior long-term effective orifice area (EOA) without...
Coronary sinus narrowing safe for treating refractory angina: Interim data from REDUCER-I study Medha Baranwal29 Sept 2022 10:30 AM ISTBelgium: In patients with refractory angina, the coronary sinus (CS) Reducer demonstrated a high safety profile, as confirmed by results from the...
Does urine alkalinization prevent contrast-induced acute kidney injury? Medha Baranwal28 Sept 2022 7:30 PM ISTItaly: Urinary pH before administration of contrast medium is inversely correlated with the incidence of contrast-induced acute kidney injury...
Early addition of PCSK9 inhibitors to statins significantly reduce LDL-C in STEMI patients undergoing PCI Jacinthlyn Sylvia23 Sept 2022 11:00 AM ISTCanada: Early supplementation of PCSK9 inhibitor along with high-intensity statin further decreases LDL cholesterol (by 22%) in patients undergoing...
Paclitaxel DCB safe for long-term in femoropopliteal PAD:IN.PACT Global Study Medha Baranwal10 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTGermany: A paclitaxel-based drug-coated balloon (DCB) showed safe and durable outcomes in real-world patients with femoropopliteal peripheral arterial...
CTO revascularization improves total myocardial viability: Study Medha Baranwal28 Dec 2021 9:45 AM ISTNetherlands: Chronic total occlusion (CTO) revascularization increases remote myocardial perfusion, a recent study has shown. The biggest gains were...
Ticagrelor does not score over clopidogrel in thrombolysis setting, MIRTOS study dr. Abhimanyu Uppal25 Feb 2021 6:25 PM ISTContrary to the spectacular benefits seen with ticagrelor (vs. clopidogrel) in acute coronary syndrome patients undergoing percutaneous coronary...
