CAD & Atherosclerosis
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TCT: CTO treatment after MI doesn’t benefit LV function
Recanalization of a chronic total occlusion in a noninfarct-related artery within a week after primary percutaneous coronary intervention was safe...
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TCT: No difference at 2 years between Absorb BVS and XIENCE
Two-year clinical outcomes did not differ significantly between patients treated with the Absorb everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular...
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TCT: Ranolazine fails to block angina after incomplete revascularization
Key clinical point: Prophylactic ranolazine failed to stop major episodes of angina in patients who had undergone incomplete coronary...
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TCT: FFR-CT improved costs, quality of life in PLATFORM trial
Estimating fractional flow reserve with computed tomography reduced resource use and costs when compared with invasive coronary angiography in...
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TCT: Absorb BVS meets pivotal U.S. noninferiority goal
Key clinical point: The Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold met its prespecified noninferiority primary endpoint in its pivotal U.S.
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Psoriasis severity correlates with aortic vascular inflammation
Key clinical point: The severity of psoriasis correlates with the degree of aortic vascular inflammation. Major finding: The absolute neutrophil...
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PsA confers higher risk of cardiovascular disease, events
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ESC: New support for aspirin’s anticancer effect
Each of three new case-control studies concluded that daily low-dose aspirin for cardiovascular prevention reduced the risk of developing...
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ESC: Alirocumab ‘cures’ heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
The PCSK9 inhibitor alirocumab lowers LDL cholesterol to unprecedented levels in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
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Older women have older hearts
In the first study offering population-level estimates of heart age, women in the oldest age group, 60-74 years, had older hearts than did men of...
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ESC: Nonobstructive CAD spells below-average mortality
Key clinical point: Rates of acute MI and all-cause mortality in patients with stable angina pectoris but no obstructive CAD are significantly...