Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
From the Journals
Top cardiology societies call for revamp of clinical trials
Clinical trials have become too costly and burdensome, and it’s time to reinvent how they are conducted, leading cardiology societies say in a...
From the Journals
Survival varies widely for cardiac arrests in U.S. cath labs
These events warrant their own dedicated study, new evidence, and specific guidance, observers say.
Feature
Indiana cardiologist faces multiple malpractice complaints
Patients allege the doctor performed unnecessary cardiac procedures that led to physical and emotional harm.
Guidelines
New AHA statement on managing ACS in older adults
Aging may alter the diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndrome in older adults, the American Heart Association notes in a new scientific...
Conference Coverage
CRT boosts heart failure survival in extended follow-up
Cardiac resynchronization extended survival during 5 extra years of follow-up of the RAFT study that compared CRT-D with ICD defibrillation alone...
From the Journals
Novel PCI screening approach detects diffuse CAD
Pullback pressure gradient pre-PCI can differentiate diffuse and focal coronary artery disease.
News
FDA tweaks Impella indications on basis of postapproval study
The updated indication tightens the description of eligible patients on the basis of postapproval study results but in line with premarket-study...
News
FDA expands list of Getinge IABP system and component shortages
In a letter to providers, the agency added intra-aortic balloon pump systems to a list of Getinge IABP equipment currently in short supply due to...
From the Journals
Pregnancy not a barrier to interventional cardiology career
A new European position paper concludes that a fetus is not at risk at commonly used radiation doses and urges safety requirements “for everyone...
Conference Coverage
First-line AFib ablation cuts risk of progression vs. drug therapy
Atrial fibrillation treated with ablation rather than drug therapy was less likely to progress to persistent symptoms in the PROGRESSIVE-AF trial...
Conference Coverage
If a saphenous graft is available, treat limb threatening ischemia surgically
Surgery beats endovascular treatment for limb threatening ischemia when saphenous grafts are an option, according to the BEST-CLI trial.