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Friday, February 03, 2012 | Source: European Heart Journal

Study Focuses on Systemic Inflammation After TAVR

By Caitlin E. Cox

Systemic inflammation occurs in a substantial proportion of patients after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), according to a paper published…

Friday, February 03, 2012 | Source: Society of Thoracic Surgeons

ASCERT: Long-term Survival Appears to Favor CABG Over PCI for Multivessel Disease

By L.A. McKeown

Among ‘real world’ patients with multivessel disease, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improves survival compared with coronary artery bypass…

Thursday, February 02, 2012 | Source: Society of Thoracic Surgeons

PARTNER: TAVR Compares Well Even With Minimally Invasive Surgery

By Jason Kahn

While cohort A of the PARTNER trial established transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) as noninferior to surgical AVR for high risk patients…

Thursday, February 02, 2012 | Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Expert Consensus Document on TAVR Provides ‘Roadmap’ for Clinicians

By Yael L. Maxwell

On the heels of the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) November 2011 approval of the first prosthetic device for use in transcatheter…

Wednesday, February 01, 2012 | Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

New Revascularization Appropriateness Criteria Feature PCI Upgrades

By Kim Dalton

Drawing on 2 years’ worth of new data, an expert task force has published updated appropriate use criteria for revascularization. The new guidelines,…

Wednesday, February 01, 2012 | Source: New England Journal of Medicine

CREST Analysis: Restenosis Rates Similar at 2 Years for Carotid Stenting, Surgery

By Caitlin E. Cox

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) produce equivalent levels of restenosis out to 2 years following intervention, according…

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 | Source: Archives of Internal Medicine

Iodinated Contrast Agents Tied to Potential Thyroid Dysfunction

By Yael L. Maxwell

Iodinated contrast media exposure is associated with development of hyperthyroidism as well as overt hypothyroidism, according to results from a study…

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 | Source: Circulation

PCI with Concomitant Aortic Stenosis May Not Increase Short-term Mortality

By L.A. McKeown

The presence of severe symptomatic aortic stenosis has little impact on rates of short term mortality and procedural complications in patients undergoing…

Monday, January 30, 2012 | Source: Conference on Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease

Expedited Cell Therapy After STEMI Shows Promise

By Kim Dalton

NEW YORK, NY—Data from a pair of small, preliminary studies suggest that stem cell therapy is safe and may improve long term cardiac function in patients…

Monday, January 30, 2012 | Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Women Benefit From TAVR as Much as Men, Maybe More

By Jason Kahn

Despite different baseline and anatomical characteristics, women with severe aortic stenosis show equivalent short term benefits from transcatheter…

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