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Evening vs. morning dosing of blood pressure medication: No differences seen

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In two trials, one in frail elderly patients, evening administration of BP-lowering medications had no clinical benefits over morning administration, according to late-breaking research presented in

Optical coherence tomography shown to outperform conventional angiography for stent guidance in complex cases

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Using optimal coherence tomography (OCT) to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with complex coronary lesions significantly improves survival and reduces adverse

Asundexian inferior to apixaban for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: Study

Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels Asundexian 50 mg daily was inferior to apixaban for stroke and systemic embolism prevention in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), according to late-breaking research

Procedure targeting diseased heart muscle not effective in persistent atrial fibrillation patients, researchers find

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), standard treatment with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) ablation resulted in similar outcomes to more extensive ablation in other areas

Simplified atrial fibrillation ablation technique benefits heart failure patients

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cryoballoon (CB) ablation is as effective at reducing recurrences of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial tachycardia (AT) at 1-year, when compared to the current most widely

First randomized trial shows education for health care professionals can improve guideline implementation

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Adherence to atrial fibrillation (AF) guideline recommendations was found to be poor in clinical practice across Europe, but a structured educational program for health care professionals

New evidence for benefits of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in secondary tricuspid regurgitation

Tri.fr trial PICOT scheme Designed by Alex Sticchi. Source: PCRonline Tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) significantly reduced the severity of secondary tricuspid regurgitation and improved quality of life after one

Rare genetic variants linked to bicuspid aortic valve disease in young adults identified

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Genetic variants linked to a rare form of bicuspid aortic valve disease that affects young adults and can lead to dangerous and potentially life-threatening aortic complications

Trial investigates use of invasive strategy to treat older patients after non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Credit: Lynn Greyling/public domain An invasive strategy vs. optimal medical therapy alone after a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in older adults did not affect the combined risk of cardiovascular death

Beta-blockers do not affect patients’ quality of life, study finds

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Long-term use of beta-blockers in patients with myocardial infarction and preserved heart function does not significantly change quality of life or well-being compared to no beta-blockers.