The “father of modern cardiology” Eugene Braunwald, MD, died at the age of 96, and he was honored with obituaries from the American College of Cardiology and New York Times among others.
Blood pressure-lowering medication offered the same cardiovascular protection across the spectrum of chronic kidney disease stages — except in cases where there was concomitant diabetes, an individual-level meta-analysis found. (The Lancet)
People with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were at disproportionately higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation (Afib) if they took mavacamten (Camzyos), according to an observational analysis. (Heart Rhythm)
In terms of direct oral anticoagulants, apixaban (Eliquis) had a safer track record than rivaroxaban (Xarelto) and dabigatran (Pradaxa) for younger people with nonvalvular Afib. (JAMA Network Open)
Ultra-low temperature ablation showed good early results for patients with scar-related ventricular tachycardia and cardiomyopathy, according to research from the Heart Rhythm meeting.
Biotronik announced that the Acticor Sky and Rivacor Sky implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator systems got FDA approval.
Training requirements and clinical competencies in cardiac electrophysiology were laid out in an updated multisociety document. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
A software update is now available to stop Boston Scientific pacemakers from permanently going into safety mode, an issue dating back to 2024.
Abbott’s Ultreon 3.0 artificial intelligence software got FDA clearance for optical coherence tomography imaging during complex percutaneous coronary intervention.
The concept of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of both mitral and tricuspid valves for multivalve disease got some backing from a registry analysis. (European Heart Journal)
In acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, circumflex artery lesions were particularly susceptible to intramyocardial hemorrhage and thus posed greater risk. (Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging)
Non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients with COVID-19 tended toward worse survival and results from percutaneous coronary intervention, based on a Canadian cohort. (JSCAI)
A blood-filtering technique showed promise as a way to slow the progression of very early preeclampsia during pregnancy. (Nature Medicine)
Plasma interleukin-6 may be a useful biomarker for inadequate decongestive response in people hospitalized with acute heart failure. (Journal of Cardiac Failure)
In the IAT-TOP trial, there was nothing to be gained from adjunctive intra-arterial alteplase after successful thrombectomy for acute basilar artery occlusion strokes. (JAMA Neurology)
A cold laser atherectomy system showed similar safety and efficacy to the excimer laser for treating symptomatic lower extremity peripheral artery disease. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)
Relaxed control of potassium after cardiac surgery was still noninferior to tight control in terms of clinical outcomes 6 months into the TIGHT K trial. (JAMA)
During the NFL Draft, 1,293 people were taught hands-only CPR in 1 hour, breaking a Guinness World Record, the American Heart Association said.
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