Dual antiplatelet therapy duration after percutaneous coronary intervention in high bleeding risk: a meta-analysis of randomized trials

F Costa, C Montalto, M Branca, SJ Hong… - European Heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims The optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) in patients at high bleeding risk (HBR) is still debated. The current study …

Tricuspid valve academic research consortium definitions for tricuspid regurgitation and trial endpoints

RT Hahn, MK Lawlor, CJ Davidson… - European heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Interest in the pathophysiology, etiology, management, and outcomes of patients with
tricuspid regurgitation (TR) has grown in the wake of multiple natural history studies showing …

[HTML][HTML] Transcatheter repair for patients with tricuspid regurgitation

P Sorajja, B Whisenant, N Hamid, H Naik… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Severe tricuspid regurgitation is a debilitating condition that is associated with
substantial morbidity and often with poor quality of life. Decreasing tricuspid regurgitation …

[HTML][HTML] Complete or culprit-only PCI in older patients with myocardial infarction

S Biscaglia, V Guiducci, J Escaned… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The benefit of complete revascularization in older patients (≥ 75 years of age)
with myocardial infarction and multivessel disease remains unclear. Methods In this …

Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with infarct-related cardiogenic shock: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials

U Zeymer, A Freund, M Hochadel, P Ostadal… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is increasingly
used in patients with cardiogenic shock despite the lack of evidence from adequately …

[HTML][HTML] Acute outcomes for the full US cohort of the FLASH mechanical thrombectomy registry in pulmonary embolism

C Toma, WA Jaber, MD Weinberg, MC Bunte… - …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aims We aimed to evaluate the acute safety and effectiveness of mechanical thrombectomy
for intermediate-and high-risk PE in a large real-world population. Methods FLASH is a …

Optical coherence tomography–guided or intravascular ultrasound–guided percutaneous coronary intervention: the OCTIVUS randomized clinical trial

DY Kang, JM Ahn, SC Yun, SH Hur, YK Cho, CH Lee… - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Intravascular imaging–guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) or optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed …

Apixaban or warfarin in patients with an On-X mechanical aortic valve

TY Wang, LG Svensson, J Wen, A Vekstein… - NEJM …, 2023 - evidence.nejm.org
Background Vitamin K antagonists are the only oral anticoagulants approved to prevent
valve thrombosis and valve-related thromboembolism in patients with mechanical heart …

Randomized trial of anticoagulation strategies for noncritically ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19

GW Stone, ME Farkouh, A Lala, E Tinuoye… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - jacc.org
Background Prior studies of therapeutic-dose anticoagulation in patients with COVID-19
have reported conflicting results. Objectives We sought to determine the safety and …

Early left ventricular unloading or conventional approach after venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: the EARLY-UNLOAD randomized clinical trial

MC Kim, Y Lim, SH Lee, Y Shin, JH Ahn, DY Hyun… - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Although venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO)
is beneficial for the treatment of profound cardiogenic shock, peripheral VA-ECMO …