Acute Coronary Syndromes
From the Journals
Newer drugs not cost effective for first-line diabetes therapy
Costs of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists ‘need to be lowered substantially’ to improve health outcomes and prevent health disparities...
From the Journals
SMART-CHOICE 3-year results support dropping aspirin after PCI
The antiplatelet strategy after PCI is currently shifting to reduce the duration of DAPT.
Commentary
The winding road that leads to optimal temperature management after cardiac arrest
Today’s life-saving intervention proves harmful tomorrow, but withholding it may constitute malpractice a few months down the road.
From the Journals
Aspirin primary prevention benefit in those with raised Lp(a)?
A new analysis of the ASPREE primary prevention trial of aspirin has shown a net clinical benefit in those with genotypes associated with raised...
Conference Coverage
Cre8 EVO stent loses sweet spot in diabetes at 2 years: SUGAR
Outcomes once deemed “almost too good to be true” disappeared with longer follow-up in an all-comer population of patients with diabetes...
From the Journals
Uncontrolled BP linked to one-third of ED visits for CVD
In a sample of more than 20 million emergency department visits, about one-third of CVD-related visits were related to poorly controlled...
Conference Coverage
Add PCSK9 inhibitor to high-intensity statin at primary PCI, proposes sham-controlled EPIC-STEMI
The powerful LDL cholesterol–lowering agents aren’t being used to their fullest potential, but giving them early to STEMI patients along with high...
Conference Coverage
Post-PCI FFR in multivessel disease predicts target vessel failure: FAME 3 analysis
Fractional flow reserve measurements in three-vessel PCI interventions predicts vessel and patient outcomes.
Conference Coverage
Angiography in patients with prior CABG does better when planned with CT
In cases of prior coronary artery bypass, CT planning of angiography is associated with improved outcomes.
Conference Coverage
A week of anticoagulation halves post-PCI radial occlusion rate
Seven days of a factor Xa inhibitor following a radial-access intervention reduces radial occlusion risk.
Feature
Two states aim to curb diet pill sales to minors
California and New York are on the cusp of going further than the FDA in restricting the sale of nonprescription diet pills to minors as...