Catheter ablation reduces cardiovascular risk in atrial fibrillation with normal left atrial diameter but not in enlarged atria
Atrial fibrillation ablation benefits vary by heart size in large trial
This randomized controlled trial evaluated 1130 patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent baseline echocardiographic measurement of le…
Patients with normal-sized hearts gain the most life-saving benefit from atrial fibrillation ablation compared to those with enlarged hearts…
Intensive medical treatment failed to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events in women with suspected ANOCA/INOCA over 2.5 years
Intensive heart medication did not reduce major events in women with suspected ANOCA
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 2,476 women with suspected ANOCA/INOCA across 71 US sites.
Intensive heart medication did not reduce major events in women with suspected ANOCA, finding that aggressive treatment offered no benefit o…
LGE-CMR positivity associates with higher sudden cardiac death risk in ICD and CRT candidates
Heart Scans Show Higher Sudden Death Risk in Some Patients Before Device Implantation
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated 2,494 patients selected for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resyn…
Heart scans showing scar tissue reveal a 72% higher risk of sudden death for patients needing life-saving heart devices.
Network meta-analysis of pharmacotherapies shows GLP-1 RAs and SGLT2is reduce composite cardiovascular death and hospitalization in HFpEF
New drugs may lower heart failure risk and improve walking distance for patients with preserved ejection fraction
This network meta-analysis evaluated 48,235 patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) treated with various pharma…
New heart drugs lower death risk and hospital visits for patients with preserved ejection fraction while improving walking distance.
Network meta-analysis of 14 RCTs shows upfront plaque modification increases minimum stent area but does not reduce MACE or TLR in calcified coronary lesions
New study finds risky plaque removal methods do not lower heart attack risk
This network meta-analysis of 14 randomized controlled trials involving 3,671 patients evaluated various plaque-modification strategies vers…
Special tools to break up hard heart plaque open arteries wider but do not lower the risk of heart attack or death compared to standard ball…
Elevated soluble ST2 predicts atrial fibrillation development and recurrence after catheter ablation in 14,582 participants
High sST2 levels linked to higher risk of atrial fibrillation and recurrence
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 studies involving 14,582 participants examined the association between soluble ST2 (sST2) lev…
High blood levels of a protein called sST2 signal a greater risk of developing atrial fibrillation and its return after heart treatment.
Combined LAPVI improved sinus rhythm maintenance versus PVI alone in persistent AF patients
Combined Ablation Technique Improves Rhythm Control in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Patients
This randomized controlled trial evaluated 228 patients with persistent atrial fibrillation comparing combined Left Atrial Posterior Wall Li…
Adding a specific linear ablation to standard heart surgery helps 75% of persistent atrial fibrillation patients maintain normal rhythm comp…
Post-hoc analysis links lower systolic BP to higher cardiovascular risk in AF and stable CAD
Lower blood pressure linked to higher risk in AF patients with heart disease
A post-hoc analysis of the AFIRE trial (n=2135) found patients with atrial fibrillation and stable coronary artery disease who had baseline …
Patients with atrial fibrillation and low blood pressure face a 38% higher risk of heart attack, stroke, or death compared to those with hig…
Meta-analysis finds exercise training reduces hospitalization risk in coronary artery disease patients
Moderate exercise training reduces hospitalization risk for heart disease patients
A systematic review and meta-analysis of patients with coronary artery disease found that moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) sign…
Moderate exercise training significantly reduces hospitalization risk for people with coronary artery disease, offering a safer path to bett…
Indirect comparison suggests Sphere-9 PFA catheter may have higher efficacy than Farawave for persistent AF
Two pulsed field ablation systems compared indirectly for persistent atrial fibrillation
A matched-adjusted indirect comparison of two pulsed field ablation (PFA) systems for symptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation found the S…
Patients treated with the Sphere-9 pulsed field ablation system had a 77.4% success rate at 12 months, compared to 63.5% for the Farawave sy…
DOACs show varied efficacy and safety profiles versus VKAs in atrial fibrillation patients with fall risk
Study compares blood thinners for atrial fibrillation patients with fall risk
A Bayesian network meta-analysis of 10 studies (5 RCTs, 5 observational) in AF patients with fall history/risk found apixaban ranked highest…
For atrial fibrillation patients at risk of falling, apixaban best prevents strokes while edoxaban best lowers major bleeding risks compared…
iFR-guided CABG improves mid-term graft patency versus angiography alone in multivessel disease
Can a simple test during heart surgery help grafts stay open longer?
A single-blinded RCT in patients with multivessel disease and intermediate stenoses found iFR-guided CABG significantly improved LIMA-to-LAD…
A simple pressure test during heart surgery keeps new blood vessel grafts open longer, with 80.5% staying clear versus 56.8% with standard i…