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Surgery Seems Superior to Angioplasty in Young Patients

Long-term follow-up of patients under 50 with multivessel coronary artery disease suggests surgery outcomes are significantly better...

New Study Shows Ticagrelor + Aspirin Reduce Events Rate

Just when we were starting to understand how long dual antiplatelet therapy should be for our patients, JACC publishes...

Silent Diabetes Is the New Stealthy Enemy

One in three “nondiabetic” patients who undergo angioplasty with current drug-eluting stents have an altered glucose metabolism,...

Next-Day Discharge after TAVR: Is It Viable?

Next-day discharge after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) might be viable, with no major complications at 30 days...

Complete Revascularization Is Beneficial in Acute MI with Cardiogenic Shock

Around half of all cases of ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) come alongside lesions in another...

Keys to Productivity Improvement in the Cath Lab

The systematic reduction of inefficiencies in the catheterization laboratory (such as the improvement of lab room start...

What Is the Prognosis for Reinterventions in Critical Lower Limb Ischemia?

Infrapopliteal (below the knee, BTK) percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) has been acknowledged as a useful strategy in...

Red Light for TAVR in Low Surgical Risk Patients

A new study raises an alarm against expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures to low surgical risk...