Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
News
Post procedure clopidogrel cuts amputation rates
Key clinical point: Post procedure clopidogrel use was associated with a lower risk of amputation at 1 year for all patients and for patients with...
News
Risk of two types of polymer stents seen as comparable
Major finding: Mortality and myocardial infarction were comparable for BP-BES (7.8%) vs. DP-EES (7.7%); noninferiority, P = .003), as was the need...
Conference Coverage
Neither perioperative aspirin nor clonidine prevents MI
Major finding: The primary outcome of death or MI occurred in 7% of the aspirin group and 7.1% of the placebo group, a nonsignificant difference;...
Conference Coverage
Ineffective renal denervation blamed for trial’s failure
Major finding: Renal denervation produced an average 14 mm Hg drop in systolic blood pressure, compared with an average 12 mm Hg decline in...
News
TAVR: More procedural success with balloon-expandable valves
Major finding: Balloon-expandable valve systems were more often successfully deployed and were associated with less aortic regurgitation in...
Conference Coverage
Survival after TAVR superior to surgery in high-risk aortic stenosis patients
Major finding: All-cause mortality was 14.2% among high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis 1 year after TAVR with a self-expanding aortic...