ACC: Mammograms May Also Help Identify Cardiovascular Disease
The breast screening test compared well to heart CT scans, researchers say
ACC: Dying Patients Not Aware They Can Be Spared ICD Shocks
Many unaware that implantable defibrillator can be turned off in final days
Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Levels Linked to CAD
Serum levels significantly increased in coronary artery disease patients versus healthy controls
Geographic Variation in Heart Disease Mortality Over Time
From 1973-1974 to 2009-2010, shift in concentration of high-rate counties from Northeast to Deep South
Distinct Demographics for Persistent A-Fib From Onset
Specific demographics, underlying diffuse substrate disease, and poorer clinical outcome
Incretin-Based Drugs Don’t Up Heart Failure Hospitalization Risk
Rate of hospitalization for heart failure not up among those with or without a history of heart failure
ACC: Leadless Pacemaker, Subcutaneous ICD Feasible
First proof of concept of successful wireless device-to-device communication in rhythm management
PCSK9 Monoclonal Antibodies Show Promise in ACS
Suggestion of dual antidyslipidemic and plaque-stabilizing effects in the early phase of ACS
ACC: Leadless Pacemaker, Subcutaneous ICD Feasible
First proof of concept of successful wireless device-to-device communication in rhythm management
ACC: Higher Platelet Inhibition With Switch to Ticagrelor
Switching from prasugrel to ticagrelor linked to transiently increased levels of platelet inhibition
