News

RECOVERY: Early SAVR benefits asymptomatic severe AS patients
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – The RECOVERY trial reported early surgical aortic valve replacement improved survival in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic...
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FUEL trial: Post-Fontan udenafil shows mixed results
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – The FUEL trial showed that udenafil improved exercise performance but not oxygen levels or...
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PACT-HF: Transitional care derives no overall benefit
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – A trial of a postdischarge transitional care model found no improvement in outcomes overall, but...
News
Analyses clarify who benefits from ARNI-ARB combination
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – Pooled analyses of two clinical trials support use of sacubitril/valsartan in some heart failure...
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Navigators improve medication adherence in HFrEF
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – Heart failure patients in a remote navigator-led program had greater adherence to guideline-...
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Mechanical circulatory support in PCI needs clearer guidance
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – Two studies found the Impella device in percutaneous coronary intervention led to worse outcomes than intra-aortic balloon pumps....
News

Colchicine pre-PCI improves biomarkers, not injury risk
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – Oral colchicine before percutaneous coronary intervention didn’t prevent adverse events but improved inflammatory biomarkers.
News

Cardiac arrests peak with pollution in Japan
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – The incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Japan increased on days when counts of...
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Icosapent ethyl cost effective in REDUCE-IT analysis
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – Treatment with the fish-derived drug for CV event reduction is more effective and less costly than placebo.
News

GALILEO, GALILEO 4D: Mixed results in post-TAVR anticoagulation
- Author:
- Marlene Busko
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Although a rivaroxaban-based strategy was linked with better valve outcomes in GALILEO 4D, it was tied to worse...
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Weaknesses exposed in valsartan recall
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – A population study in Canada exposed incomplete adherence after the valsartan recall of July 2018.
Opinion

What repair is best for juxtarenal aneurysm?
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – Experts compare outcomes of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with fenestrated endograft and endograft...
News

Chronic kidney disease may not be deterrent for B-FEVAR
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – A single-center study found endo repair of thoracoabdominal and pararenal aortic aneurysm may be safe...
News

Retinal artery blockage doesn’t necessarily portend stroke
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – A single-institution review reports a lower rate of stroke in patients with retinal artery occlusion...
News

F-BEVAR safe in patients with one kidney
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – Patients with a single functioning kidney and those with two had similar outcomes after fenestrated-branched endovascular repair of AAAs...