Post-MI stroke risk window expands, FFR goes wire-free, and more

Friday, October 26, 2018

Why wire-dependent fractional flow reserve may soon be obsolete; stroke risk after a myocardial infarction goes on three times longer than previously thought; poststroke dual-antiplatelet therapy should be cut short; and emergency departments are seeing results from greater use of high-sensitivity troponin T in chest pain patients.

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^{Jim Dwyer, MD}

Jim Dwyer MD, FACC, FSCAI, is a cardiologist and avid horseman in Prescott, Ariz. Trained at Saint Louis University, he spent more than 30 years in interventional cardiology. He recently hung up his lead apron and has joined a private cardiology practice. Dr. Dwyer has been producing health segments for radio broadcast for 20 years. He has no disclosures.