ART & Heart Safety; Eosinophil Counts Post MI; Antibiotics Fall Short After TAVR

Use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) was not significantly associated with an increased long-term risk of cardiovascular diseases in women, according to a meta-analysis. (European Heart Journal)

A randomized trial in China showed that a pharmacist-led management model improved medication adherence among patients with chronic heart failure. (JAMA Network Open)

Sixteen cardiology practices ponied up over $17 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by overbilling Medicare for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

A study suggested that changes in blood eosinophil counts may predict post‐myocardial infarction (MI) mortality. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

After successfully resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevations, immediate coronary angiography may be harmful, a post hoc Bayesian re-analysis of the TOMAHAWK and COACT trials showed. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)

A cancer-specific version of the Academic Research Consortium High Bleeding Risk criteria was validated for people undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

In a nationwide cohort study from Denmark, high bacteremia and infective endocarditis rates after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) suggested that current prophylactic antibiotic regimens may not be providing adequate coverage. (Heart)

A small randomized trial was unable to show a benefit with temporary proximal blood flow arrest during endovascular thrombectomy for vessel recanalization or clinical outcomes following acute ischemic stroke. (Stroke)

The American College of Cardiology issued guidance for arrhythmia monitoring among stroke survivors.

Abbott said the first implants of a leadless pacemaker into the left bundle branch area have been completed as part of a feasibility study.

Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system from the vertebral veins to help resolve rare intraprocedural premature ventricular complexes at the time of catheter ablation showed promise in a small case series. (JAMA Cardiology)

Certain biomarker-defined subphenotypes of cardiogenic shock were associated with mortality independently of Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions shock stages, according to a retrospective analysis of past trials. (eClinicalMedicine)

Mortality after fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic repair was higher at hospitals without an investigational device exemption from the FDA. (JAMA Surgery)

A retrospective review showed an increase in uptake of covered stent correction for sinus venosus atrial septal defects in recent years, as an alternative to cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. (Circulation)

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