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ESC 2021 | Updated European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease

Early intervention in asymptomatic valvular heart disease, age recommendations to decide between TAVR and surgery for aortic...

ESC 2021 | Acute and Chronic Myocardial Injury in COVID-19 Patients and Impact in Mortality

In patients hospitalized for COVID-19, both acute and chronic myocardial injury impact survival at 6 months. In...

ESC 2021 | STEP: Blood Pressure Values in the Elderly, A Never-Ending Debate

The results of the STEP study were presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2021 Congress!...

ESC 2021 | GREENNESS: Surprising New Protective Factor against Cardiovascular Disease

What Is “Greenness”? This factor—which generally refers to the proximity to vegetation, as measured by satellite pictures—could...

ESC 2021 | Empagliflozin in Heart Failure with Reduced and Preserved Ejection Fraction

The full results of the EMPEROR-Preserved study confirm as findings that empagliflozin decreases the risk of death...

ESC 2021 | COVERT-MI: Colchicine Attempts to Reduce Infarct Size

Colchicine does not offer protection against myocardial injury in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction when administered during reperfusion...

ESC 2021 | RIPCORD-2: Routine FFR Evaluation of All Epicardial Vessels During Angiography

The predecessor of this research—RIPCORD, published in 2014—showed that using fractional flow reserve (FFR) changes the treatment...

ESC 2021 | ISAR-REACT 5: Prasugrel Superior to Ticagrelor in ACS across Kidney Function Spectrum

When we have to choose between two potent P2Y12 receptor inhibitors for a patient undergoing ACS with...