Metabolic syndrome and TyG index associated with higher in-stent restenosis risk after PCI
Your Stent May Be at Risk from This Hidden Health Cluster
A retrospective cohort study of 565 patients who underwent PCI found metabolic syndrome and the triglyceride-glucose index were independent …
A common cluster of high blood sugar, high triglycerides, and high blood pressure doubles the risk of a heart stent getting clogged again.
Intravascular imaging and FFR-guided PCI reduce major adverse cardiovascular events versus angiography
Advanced imaging and physiology guidance during heart procedures may lower event risk compared to angiography alone
A network meta-analysis of 43 RCTs involving 39,291 patients undergoing PCI found intravascular imaging (IVUS, OCT/OCTA) and fractional flow…
Advanced imaging and physiology guidance during heart procedures may lower event risk compared to angiography alone
LLM ensemble shows potential for PCI decision support in retrospective analysis of 93 patients
AI models show promise for heart procedure decisions but need more testing
A retrospective cohort study of 93 patients from Ruijin Hospital evaluated 15 large language model versions for PCI decision support. An ada…
Combining multiple AI models improved heart procedure advice, but performance gaps appeared at specific ages like 73, 75, and 76.
Higher vs lower heparin dosing for elective PCI tested in cluster randomized trial design
Trial will compare two heparin doses for elective heart procedures
A cluster randomized crossover trial design paper outlines a study comparing higher-dose (100 units/kg) versus lower-dose (70 units/kg) unfr…
A new trial will test if a lower dose of heparin works as well as the standard amount for patients having elective heart procedures in Ontar…
Early Aspirin Withdrawal Post-PCI Reduces Bleeding, No MI Increase with P2Y12 Monotherapy
Could Stopping Aspirin Early Help Heart Patients Avoid Bleeding Risks?
Meta-analysis shows early aspirin withdrawal (≤3 months) post-PCI with ticagrelor/prasugrel reduces bleeding (HR=0.55, 95% CI [0.42, 0.71]; …
Stopping aspirin within three months after a heart procedure reduces bleeding risk without increasing heart attack chances for many patients…