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Momentum Continues for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair
A flurry of recently released study data provided more evidence supporting the efficacy of the minimally invasive heart procedure.
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Age and Sexual Dimorphism in Aortic Regurgitation
Among patients with chronic, significant aortic regurgitation, women and older men without symptoms indicating the need for aortic valve replacement maintained smaller left ventricular volumes than young men and developed adverse clinical events at lower left ventricular volumes.
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Cardiac MRI Predicts Outcomes in Aortic Regurgitation
Cardiac MRI could be used to make management decisions when treating patients living with chronic, asymptomatic aortic regurgitation with preserved left ventricular function, especially when trying to predict severity and possibility of adverse outcomes.
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Valve Replacement Risk and Lifetime Management of Aortic Valve Disease
The authors of an analysis of more than 31,000 patients from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ database identified patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) after prior transcutaneous AVR (TAVR) or SAVR. SAVR after TAVR raised the risk of mortality vs. SAVR after SAVR.
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Direct Oral Anticoagulants vs. Warfarin When Treating Renal Dysfunction
A patient-level meta-analysis of five pivotal trials of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) vs. warfarin for patients with atrial fibrillation and creatinine clearance levels ranging from normal to 25 mL/min revealed standard-dose DOACs exhibit superior safety and efficacy compared to adjusted-dose warfarin and lower-dose DOACs.
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Does Running Prevent Coronary Artery Disease?
In this cross-sectional review of the Master Athlete Heart study, the authors found lifelong endurance sport participation was not associated with a more favorable coronary plaque composition vs. a healthy lifestyle. Lifelong endurance athletes exhibited more coronary plaques.
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Clip Found to Be Safe and Effective for Alleviating Tricuspid Regurgitation
In this randomized trial of tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair, the intervention was found to be safe and effective at alleviating tricuspid regurgitation. Quality of life scores improved with intervention compared with medical therapy, although death and heart failure hospitalization rates were not significantly different.
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Improving Statin Tolerance in Elderly Patients
In a post-hoc analysis of the RACING trial, researchers found the combination of moderate-intensity statin and ezetimibe therapy vs. high-intensity statin therapy alone in older subjects resulted in similar reductions in cardiovascular events over three years, but fewer adverse effects with the combination therapy.
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The Best Use of Statins in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
A randomized, multicenter study of high-intensity statin therapy to a treat-to-target approach in coronary artery disease patients showed no difference in three-year outcomes. These results suggest treating to a target may be more suitable to individual patients compared to blanket high-intensity statin use.
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Cardiovascular Outcomes with Bempedoic Acid, a New Statin Alternative
A trial of bempedoic acid vs. placebo for statin-intolerant patients showed bempedoic acid significantly lowered LDL cholesterol levels and prevented more major adverse cardiovascular events after a median follow-up of 41 months. Although nonserious side effects were numerically higher for those on bempedoic acid, serious adverse events were not significantly different from placebo.