Mainstay ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation shows substantial benefit over sham procedure

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and results in clinically

Novel point-of-care heart attack test leads to shorter emergency department stays for some patients

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new, rapid blood test that spots whether people are having a heart attack could improve the treatment of people presenting with chest pain at emergency

Women, Black people and disadvantaged less likely to get heart surgery in England, suggests research

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women, people of Black ethnicity and those from low income households in England are less likely to be offered heart surgery than men, white people, and

Hot flushes are associated with cardiovascular risk: Study

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Severe, lasting hot flushes during menopause are associated with atherosclerosis in the coronary artery, new research from Karolinska Institutet and Linköping University and published in the

Benefits of complete revascularization confirmed in older patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain The benefits of complete revascularization over culprit-only coronary artery revascularization were confirmed in older patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel disease over the

AI study identifies alternative treatment plans for heart failure patients

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A labeled echo report image, as studied by AI created by the University of Dundee and Red Star AI. Credit: University of Dundee A team from the University’s School of

Trial finds coronary bioadaptor offers a significant reduction in adverse clinical events

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for narrowed arteries with a novel bioadaptor is at least as effective as a contemporary drug-eluting stent (DES) with regard to

Transcatheter valve repair better than medical therapy in patients with heart failure and mitral regurgitation: Study

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) reduced cardiovascular death and heart failure (HF)-related hospitalizations with improved health status in patients with HF and moderate to severe functional

Trial investigates how to manage coronary artery disease in patients undergoing valve implantation

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Performing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) significantly improved outcomes in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and severe aortic stenosis selected for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair found non-inferior to surgery in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There was no difference in efficacy between transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) and surgery in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation (MR), according to late-breaking research presented in