CAD & Atherosclerosis
From the Journals
Add AFib to noncardiac surgery risk evaluation: New support
Preexisting atrial fibrillation should again be part of pre–noncardiac surgery cardiac risk assessment, argues a new report.
From the Journals
Remnant cholesterol improves CV risk prediction
Adding remnant cholesterol to guideline prediction models should improve identification of those who would benefit most from statin treatment for...
From the Journals
Meta-analysis points to safety of acetylcholine coronary testing
Experts hope the study will provide assurance and prompt greater adoption of invasive functional angiography to diagnose and treat coronary...
Conference Coverage
Air pollution tied to ventricular arrhythmias in those with ICDs
Researchers found that vulnerable patients with ICDs experienced more ventricular arrhythmias on days with higher levels of air pollution.
Guidelines
New National Lipid Association statement on statin intolerance
The statement offers strategies to help patients stay on statin medications and suggests alternatives that can be used in patients who really...
Conference Coverage
Prediabetes is linked independently to myocardial infarction
A history of prediabetes is predictor of MI independent of any other risk factor, suggesting that screening efforts should increase.
From the Journals
Emergency angiography for cardiac arrest without ST elevation?
Patients successfully resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation did not benefit from emergency coronary...
Conference Coverage
Jury still out on cardiovascular safety of testosterone
A meta-analysis may provide some reassurance of the short-term cardiovascular safety of testosterone therapy for male hypogonadism until...
Conference Coverage
Post-hoc analysis offers hope for novel cholesterol drug
A second look at vupanorsen revealed its effects on VLDL and remnant cholesterol levels in TRANSLATE-TIMI 70, which had disappointing primary...
Feature
Data concerns mount despite ISCHEMIA substudy correction
A second correction is forthcoming, and cardiac surgeons are calling for full disclosure of the trial’s coronary artery disease severity data for...
Conference Coverage
CTO PCI success rates rising, with blip during COVID-19, registry shows
Updated results from the PROGRESS-CTO registry of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary angioplasty cases reports improving outcomes over...