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PCI inferior to CABG for CAD

18 Feb 2020 by

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was inferior to the standard treatment regimen, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), for revascularization of left main coronary artery disease (CAD), according to the updated outcomes of the NOBLE* trial, which do not appear to support current clinical guidelines**.

PCI inferior to CABG for CAD

18 Feb 2020

Wearable ECG only moderately accurate for AF diagnosis

17 Feb 2020 by

A wearable arrhythmia detection device, the AliveCor KardiaBand (KB), demonstrates moderate accuracy for diagnosing atrial fibrillation (AF) in comparison with a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), as shown in a recent study. However, combining the automated device diagnosis with the electrophysiologists (EP) interpretation of unclassified readings improves overall accuracy.

Wearable ECG only moderately accurate for AF diagnosis

17 Feb 2020

Reduced sleep efficiency linked to increased hypertension prevalence

16 Feb 2020

Individuals with poor sleep efficiency are at greater odds of having elevated blood pressure, independent of sleep duration and body mass index, a recent study has found.

Reduced sleep efficiency linked to increased hypertension prevalence

16 Feb 2020

Timing of VT ablation does not factor in outcomes of patients with ICDs

15 Feb 2020

In patients with implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), the risk of mortality or hospitalization does not change whether catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia (VT) is done prior to or after the implantation, according to data from the BERLIN VT* study.

Timing of VT ablation does not factor in outcomes of patients with ICDs

15 Feb 2020

Sex does not affect death risk in young AMI patients

15 Feb 2020

Sex does not appear to affect acute myocardial infarction (AMI) survival outcomes in younger patients, a recent US study has found.

Sex does not affect death risk in young AMI patients

15 Feb 2020

TEVAR safe, acceptable for type B aortic dissection

14 Feb 2020

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is a feasible intervention for type B aortic dissection with an acceptable safety profile, a new meta-analysis reports.

TEVAR safe, acceptable for type B aortic dissection

14 Feb 2020

Comparable CVD, mortality rates with human or analogue insulin in T2D

14 Feb 2020 by

A US-based retrospective cohort study has shown no difference in the rates of mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) with initiation and continuous use of either analogue or human insulin in insulin-naïve adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Comparable CVD, mortality rates with human or analogue insulin in T2D

14 Feb 2020

ST-segment depression ups risk of sudden cardiac death

14 Feb 2020

In middle-aged adults, resting painless ST-segment depression appears to correlate with sudden cardiac death, a recent study has found.

ST-segment depression ups risk of sudden cardiac death

14 Feb 2020

Sobering up: Abstinence reduces AF burden, recurrence risk in regular alcohol drinkers

13 Feb 2020 by

For regular drinkers with atrial fibrillation (AF), cutting down alcohol consumption confers beneficial effects on both the AF burden and risk of recurrence, according to a recent study.

Sobering up: Abstinence reduces AF burden, recurrence risk in regular alcohol drinkers

13 Feb 2020

Cardiac imaging enhances detection of specific HF diagnoses compared with ECG

13 Feb 2020

Routine use of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is not superior to a selective use strategy in terms of refining the clinical categorization of heart failure (HF) aetiology in patients with nonischaemic HF, a study reports. However, CMR improves the detection of specific HF diagnoses compared with echocardiography (ECG), and specific HF aetiologies are associated with poor outcomes.

Cardiac imaging enhances detection of specific HF diagnoses compared with ECG

13 Feb 2020

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PCI inferior to CABG for CAD

PCI inferior to CABG for CAD

Wearable ECG only moderately accurate for AF diagnosis

Wearable ECG only moderately accurate for AF diagnosis

Reduced sleep efficiency linked to increased hypertension prevalence

Reduced sleep efficiency linked to increased hypertension prevalence

Timing of VT ablation does not factor in outcomes of patients with ICDs

Timing of VT ablation does not factor in outcomes of patients with ICDs

Sex does not affect death risk in young AMI patients

Sex does not affect death risk in young AMI patients

TEVAR safe, acceptable for type B aortic dissection

TEVAR safe, acceptable for type B aortic dissection

Comparable CVD, mortality rates with human or analogue insulin in T2D

Comparable CVD, mortality rates with human or analogue insulin in T2D

ST-segment depression ups risk of sudden cardiac death

ST-segment depression ups risk of sudden cardiac death

Sobering up: Abstinence reduces AF burden, recurrence risk in regular alcohol drinkers

Sobering up: Abstinence reduces AF burden, recurrence risk in regular alcohol drinkers

Cardiac imaging enhances detection of specific HF diagnoses compared with ECG

Cardiac imaging enhances detection of specific HF diagnoses compared with ECG