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Infective Endocarditis After TAVI

Infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is one of the most feared complications due to...

Venous Pulmonary Waveforms in MitraClip Have Prognostic Value

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The MitraClip has been shown to benefit a certain group of patients and...

Statins in Primary Prevention: As Questioned as Aspirin?

This new review, recently published in BMJ, questions the benefit of statins in low-risk primary prevention patients....

Hours of Sleep and Myocardial Infarction Risk

This is one of the first studies to prospectively assess this association, and its outcomes support the...

iFR or FFR Measurements by Sex: Is Either One More Adequate?

According to the post hoc analysis of the DEFINE-FLAIR, patient sex seems to affect instantaneous wave-free ratio...

What Is the Best Time to Take Antihypertensives?

Bedtime hypertensive therapy might reduce the risk of cardiovascular events according to this study soon to be...

Subintimal vs. Intraplaque Coronary Rechanneling. Do Results Vary?

Coronary rechanneling is difficult by nature, and there are several techniques for it aimed at improving technical...

Prosthesis Mismatch in Supra and Intra Annular valves

The self-expandable valve was associated to lower prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) compared against the balloon expandable valve regardless annular...