ACC: TAVR Noninferior to Surgery for Severe Aortic Stenosis
Unique set of adverse events for each procedure among patients at intermediate surgical risk
Continuing Statins Up to Surgery May Improve CABG Outcomes
Continuing medications up to and on operation day linked to better survival rates in study
Los Angeles eConsult Program Can Reduce Wait Times
eConsult program rapidly adopted; used by more than 3,000 primary care providers by 2015
ACC: Exercise May Improve Prognosis of Hypertrophic CM
Moderate-intensity exercise linked to increase in exercise capacity at 16 weeks versus usual activity
ACC: Antithrombotic Benefit Found Lacking in Low-Risk A-Fib
Researchers found low-risk patients fared better without any antithrombotic therapy
ACC: Meds Targeting PCSK9 Show Benefit for High-Risk Patients
Evolocumab and inclisiran inhibit proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9
Appeals Court Upholds Restaurant Salt Warning
Court upholds rule requiring warning about menu items exceeding daily recommended sodium limit
High-Intensity Aerobic Exercise May Help Reverse Cellular Aging
More robust increase in gene transcripts for high-intensity interval training versus other modalities
Wearable Radiation Safety Devices Offer Some Protection
Leaded glasses reduce dose to ocular lens by 27 to 62 percent; surgical cap reduces dose by 3.3 percent
Noninvasive Imaging Deemed Adequate in Prediction of MACE
CT angio + perfusion imaging similar to ICA, photon emission CT for two-year MACE prediction
