AHA 2014.
November 15 to 19 in Chicago, USA. As usual, find the best presentations of the event courtesy of SBHCI.
Article The TAXUS Liberté Post Approval study included patients treated with TAXUS paclitaxel DES receiving prasugrel for 12 to 30 months. Primary end point was a combination of death, ...
The aim of this randomized double blind control trial was to validate the safety and efficacy of 6 months vs. 12 months clopidogrel treatment in patients receiving DES. Primary end point was a ...
Article This multicenter randomized control study with placebo was designed to determine the risks and benefits of double antiaggregation for longer than 12 months post DES stenting. 9961 ...
Article This multicenter study included patients receiving the second generation stent XIENCE V (Abbott Vascular) randomized to 6 and 24 months of double antiaggregation therapy after ...
This study included 329 consecutive patients derived to coronary angiography based on myocardial perfusion tests or PET scan (positron emission tomography). The extension and severity of heart ...
This study included patients presenting out of hospital cardiac arrest between 2006 and 2012 in The Netherlands to assess the impact of automated external defibrillators (AED). Survival rate and ...
Mechanical compression devices could solve manual resuscitation shortcomings and help maintain its quality. This study compared the mechanical chest compression device LUCAS-2 with manual ...
There is significant variation in survival rates after in-hospital cardiac arrest care. It is not clear whether better care is associated to better outcomes. Hospital performance was assessed ...
Article The goal of this study was to assess the efficacy of low doses of aspirin (AAS) for primary prevention of cardiovascular events in Japanese elderly patients with multiple risk factors ...
Statin intolerance limits patients’ capacity to reach their LDL goals. This study compared the new drug alirocumab vs. ezetimibe in patients with statin intolerance and muscular symptoms ...
Article 900 patients with asymptomatic diabetes mellitus were randomized to CT angiography vs. Standard management. Primary end point was a combination of death, infarction and unstable angina. ...
This is a multicenter, randomized, double blind study designed to test the hypothesis that the combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin improves outcomes compared to simvastatin alone in ACS ...
Article Aortic root dissection is the main cause of mortality in Marfan syndrome. Recent studies suggest that losartan could more effective to slow aortic root enlargement than beta blockers. ...
Antibiotic prophylaxis before dental procedures has been the gold standard in preventing infective endocarditis, despite the lack of supporting evidence. In 2008, the National Institute for Health ...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common hereditary cardiac pathology (1/1500) and is associated to heart failure, angina, arrhythmia, and sudden death. So far, no treatment has been ...
Article Up to 50% of acute myocardial infarctions are associated to mitral regurgitation of some degree and 10% of these cases present, at least, moderate regurgitation. Ischemic mitral ...
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