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News | Radial Access | September 18, 2015

ESC Guidelines Recommend Radial Approach for Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in ACS

For the first time, European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines give the highest degree of recommendation for the...

News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | September 08, 2015

Study Results Suggest Extending Post-Stenting DAPT Beyond One Year

Extending clot-preventing dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) beyond the recommended 12 months after coronary stenting “...

CUPID 2, gene transfer therapy, heart failure patients, no benefit, ESC 2015, SERCA2a

News | Stem Cell Therapies | September 04, 2015

No Benefit to Gene Transfer Therapy for Heart Failure Patients

Gene transfer therapy to correct an enzyme abnormality involved in myocardial contraction and relaxation did not...

CeRtiTuDe cohort study, cardiac resynchronization therapy, CRT-D, CRT-P, ESC 2015

News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | September 03, 2015

Most CRT-P Patients Would Not Benefit From Addition of Defibrillator

Most patients with a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) pacemaker would not benefit from the addition of a...

acute ischemic stroke, larger thrombi retrieval, improved neurological recovery, ESC 2015, MR CLEAN trial, sub-study

Feature | Thrombectomy Devices | September 02, 2015

Larger Thrombi Retrieval Associated with Improved Neurological Recovery After Stroke

Retrieval of larger thrombi during intra-arterial treatment (IAT) is associated with improved neurological recovery...

chest pain, triage, emergency department, new rapid assay, Dirk Westermann, BACC study, ESC 2015

News | Blood Testing | September 02, 2015

Rapid, More Sensitive Test Speeds Up Chest Pain Triage

Emergency department patients with chest pain suggestive of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can be triaged more...

Medtronic, OPTILINK, OptiVol, ICD, pulmonary congestion, ESC 2015

Feature | Heart Failure | September 01, 2015

Automated Pulmonary Congestion Alert No Benefit In Heart Failure Trial

Automated alerts for excess fluid accumulation in the lungs did not improve outcomes for heart failure patients with...

News | Atrial Fibrillation | September 01, 2015

Two-Year Outcomes of Global Atrial Fibrillation Registry Presented at ESC 2015

The first-ever two-year outcomes from the Global Anticoagulant Registry in the Field - Atrial Fibrillation (GARFIELD-AF...

(left) Angiography of the left renal artery (center) Renal ablation with the ablation catheter (right) Three-dimensional reconstructions with sites of radiofrequency ablation represented in red.

News | September 02, 2014

Study Presented at ESC Shows Renal Denervation Reduces Recurrent AF After Ablation

September 2, 2014 — Renal denervation reduces recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) when performed with pulmonary vein...

News | September 10, 2013

MRI Before Ablation for Atrial Fibrosis Helps Predict Success of Treatment

In patients with atrial fibrillation, delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) performed before ablative...