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Examining aspirin interruption or continuation in patients with coronary stents undergoing non-cardiac surgery

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Among patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery more than one year after coronary drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, there was no difference with respect to ischemic outcomes or major

No advantage for ‘no-touch’ vein harvesting over conventional technique for coronary bypass, research finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain No-touch graft harvesting did not appear to be beneficial compared with the conventional technique for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to late-breaking research presented in

Trial reveals success of telemedicine-supported, village doctor–led approach to managing atrial fibrillation

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Telemedicine support to village doctors could hold the key to improving access to care for China’s rural elderly at risk for developing potentially life-threatening complications resulting

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