Subclavian TAVR Safe When Femoral Access Is Risky Trial analysis shows similar morbidity, mortality Jan 24, 2017
SAVR Beats Expectations in Intermediate Risk Trial Lower mortality than surgical risk score predicted in PARTNER 2A Jan 24, 2017
TAVR Workflow Checklists Released Tools provide procedural framework, emphasize heart team approach Jan 05, 2017
Cath Lab Recap: Killer Pacemakers; Heart Monitoring Underwear Interventional cardiology news to note Dec 08, 2016
After Tamponade, Pericardial Drain Removal Safe Once Dry At one center, no advantage seen to keeping them in longer Nov 30, 2016
AHA: Real World TAVR Is All About Patient Selection Intermediate risk is a moving target Nov 15, 2016
TCT: Orsiro No Better Than EES for CTO Also, injectable collagenase eases PCI for CTO in trial Nov 04, 2016
TCT: Amulet LAA Occluder Hot on the Heels of Watchman Another LAA closure device shows favorable results in trial Nov 03, 2016
TCT: Novel Drug-Coated Balloon Promising for Periphery Stellarex beat angioplasty alone in fairly complex PAD population trial Nov 03, 2016
Aneurysm Sealing Device Hits Hurdles Migration, endoleaks, and aneurysm growth cited for novel Nellix device Nov 02, 2016
TCT: TAVR Holds Up Pretty Well Over Time Also, 2-year data confirm lasting improvements in QoL Nov 02, 2016
TCT: For Heart Devices, Will Lag Moving from Europe to U.S. Wane? FDA Commissioner and E.U. representative talk change Nov 02, 2016
TCT: Trials Split on PCI vs CABG for Left Main Disease NOBLE hands advantage to surgery, EXCEL finds noninferiority Oct 31, 2016
TCT: Advantage of Novel DES Over BMS Grows With Time For high bleeding risk patients, rationale for BMS continues to shrink Oct 30, 2016
TCT: OCT Guidance Doesn't Undersize Stents, Trial Shows Also found dissection, malapposition that IVUS missed Oct 30, 2016
Pearls From: Roxana Mehran, MD Interventional cardiologist discusses acute kidney injury reduction Oct 14, 2016 video
ESC: Medical Therapy Adequate for Plaque Erosion Pilot study suggests stenting not needed in uncomplicated cases Aug 31, 2016
ESC: Winners Emerge in CAD Imaging Showdowns Promising results for cardiac MRI, MPS, and PET Aug 30, 2016
ESC: DES or BMS? No Mortality Difference After 6 years, death was as likely in DES patients as in BMS patients Aug 30, 2016
Afib: Poor Short-Term Outcomes More Common After Stenting But where is that expected link between Afib and stroke? Aug 22, 2016
Compression Stockings; Stroke Prevention; Stents and Meds Cardiovascular Daily wraps up the top cardiology news of the week Jun 03, 2016
EuroPCR: Staged Stenting Undermines SYNTAX II Strategy Practice of unnecessary "re-touching" in the cath lab needs to go May 20, 2016
EuroPCR: Absorbable Vascular Closure Device Safe PerQseal data suggests 'progress' on large-bore PCI access closure May 19, 2016
EuroPCR: TAVR Embolic Deflector May Cut Stroke Risk Fewer, smaller CNS infarctions by some measures in pooled analysis May 19, 2016
EuroPCR: Percutaneous Mitral Valves Face Stubborn Obstruction Risk Mirroring early TAVR, the learning curve is still steep May 18, 2016
EuroPCR: Watchman Safe in Real World Conditions Inexperienced centers not less safe overall, international registry says May 18, 2016
EuroPCR: Degenerated TAVR Not Uncommon by 10 Years "Significant signal ... sooner than what we see in surgical valves May 17, 2016
SCAI: No Early Sex Differences For TAVR Bravo 3 substudy suggests benefit for women on bivalirudin, though May 06, 2016
SCAI: Cell Tx May Be of Benefit for Refractory Angina Standard of care toppled even as CD34+ investigation skids to a halt May 05, 2016
SCAI: Robots Can Do PCI -- They Just Take Longer Is this the dawn of a new age for the cath lab? May 04, 2016
10 Questions: Ilona J. Frieden, MD 'The structure of the system itself is the biggest barrier' Apr 09, 2016
PAD Thrombectomy System Checks Out for Safety, Efficacy No device-related adverse events in small arterial occlusion trial Apr 06, 2016
Embolism Halts Next-Gen Watchman in Europe Cause still unknown, not expected to affect device sold in U.S. Apr 04, 2016
ACC: After a Decade, CABG Pulls Ahead of Meds for HF Life-saving benefit of CABG now clear in long-term trial follow-up Apr 04, 2016
Over 90? TAVR May Still Be Worth it for Selected Patients Outcomes on par with their younger counterparts at 1 year Mar 23, 2016
MitraClip Billing Checklist Released Guide describes code modifiers and when to use them Mar 01, 2016
