AHA 2016
Here you will find the highlights of AHA 2016. November 12-16 in New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
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The FUTURE study, testing the utility of functional revascularization by measuring the fractional flow reserve (FFR) , was halted early by its safety committee due to an increased mortality ...
Performing coronary angioplasties at hospitals without surgical backup seems to be safe for a wide variety of patients, from those presenting ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction to those ...
A minimalist approach to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) involving local anesthesia appears to have several advantages , according to this new meta-analysis. In addition ...
New findings from the GARY ( German Aortic Valve Registry ) registry show that intermediate-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis presented significantly higher mortality at 1 year when ...
The introduction of transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures (TAVR) seems to have increased the number of elderly patients hospitalized with severe aortic stenosis, as well as the ...
This study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2016 and simultaneously published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, showed incomplete ...
Compared to men, women have less chances of developing obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), but this new study suggests they are more prone to have lower coronary flow reserve, which is also a ...