Daniel R. Schimmel, MD, explains how balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) uses balloons and specialized catheters to open narrowed vessels in the lungs to improve circulation and reduce symptoms…
Nick Norwitz interviews Aseem Malhotra, MD, a consultant cardiologist, on controversial new findings challenging LDL cholesterol’s role as an independent risk factor for heart disease. They discuss data…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among low-risk patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention, 1-year outcomes are worse if their antiplatelet response to clopidogrel is low, an Italian team…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients being treated for acute coronary syndromes (ACS), the loading dose of ticagrelor has a stronger inhibitory effect on platelets than does…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous revascularization of the left main coronary artery can be performed via the transradial approach, with success rates similar to transfemoral access, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients undergoing left atrial radiofrequency catheter ablation for treatment of paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation, the risk of symptomatic cerebral thromboembolism is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing pulmonary vein isolation by radiofrequency catheter ablation are less likely to have immediate recurrence of AF if they’re…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a meta-analysis indicate that anticoagulation may not need to be interrupted in patients undergoing elective coronary angiography. However, the quality of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For octogenarians undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, the use of drug-eluting stents is safe and more effective than using bare metal stents, a Dutch…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with significant carotid artery stenosis, undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS) carries a higher risk of death or stroke than does carotid…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The percentage of cardiac surgery patients given blood transfusions varies widely from center to center, but a conservative use of transfusions is not…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Mortality in acute coronary syndromes is no lower among those taking aspirin before the event than in non-aspirin users. This apparent “aspirin paradox”…
