Blood Pressure Insights in COVID-19: Watch for Drops and RAAS …
WEBSep 10, 2020 · Here, Baher Al-Abbasi, MD (University of Miami/JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, FL), and colleagues noted increased in-hospital mortality in 172 COVID-19 patients taking ACE inhibitors or ARBs compared with those not taking the drugs (33% vs 13%; P = 0.003), as well as increased likelihood of admission to the …
Complications After TAVR: Manageable, But Important to Consider
WEBNov 10, 2011 · Vascular complications after TAVR, including hematomas, dissections and perforations, are frequent and have been associated with increased mortality. Vessel-sheath size ratio, calcification and center experience appear to be important predictors. Meticulous CTA screening, site/operator experience, reduced …
St. Jude Medical Furthers the Company’s Legacy of Heart Valve ...
WEBMay 16, 2016 · ST. PAUL, Minn., St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced the U.S. launch of the company’s most advanced tissue valve — the Trifecta™ valve with Glide™ Technology (GT) — for the treatment of patients diagnosed with unhealthy, damaged or malfunctioning aortic heart valves.Designed with feedback from a cohort of international physicians, the Trifecta GT ...
Nitrates and Erectile Dysfunction Meds? Increasingly Common, …
WEBApr 20, 2022 · By L.A. McKeown. Despite widely publicized warnings about the potential interaction between nitrates prescribed for angina and oral (phosphodiesterase type 5) PDE5 inhibitors taken for erectile dysfunction, a Danish study suggests that prescriptions for the latter have steadily increased over the last 20 years in men who take nitrates, but ...
Thoratec Announces Start Of Heartmate III™ U.S. Clinical Trial
WEBSep 9, 2014 · The HeartMate III U.S. clinical trial is a randomized non-inferiority study comparing HeartMate III with HeartMate II®™ and includes a primary endpoint of survival free of device replacement and debilitating stroke. The trial began enrollment in a safety phase under conditional approval from the FDA for 30 patients at five sites.
None of the Usual Suspects? Troponin Elevation Still Warrants …
WEBJan 11, 2019 · The Higher the Troponin, the Higher the Risk. To TCTMD, Eggers noted the advent of hs-cTn tests in North America has ushered in fears that ubiquitous positive troponin tests would lead to too many patients being labelled as “at risk” despite a clear diagnosis, prompting a cascade of tests. Other data from …
TAVR Yields Similar Success in Failed TAVR or Surgical Valves
WEBJan 7, 2021 · Redo valve replacement using TAVR has similar procedural safety and mortality no matter whether the failed aortic valve being treated is transcatheter (TAV-in-TAV) or surgical (TAV-in-SAV), according to a propensity matched comparison of registry data. There are trade-offs, however, as researchers report …
Amulet LAA Closure Device Has Fewer Leaks Than Watchman: …
WEBNov 6, 2021 · ORLANDO, FL —(UPDATED) The Amplatzer Amulet device (Abbott) seals off the left atrial appendage (LAA) better than the Watchman 2.5 or Watchman FLX devices (Boston Scientific) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are at risk for stroke, studies indicate, but it’s not clear that the difference in peridevice leaks has clinical consequences.
Loading Dose Smooths Switch From Ticagrelor to Clopidogrel …
WEBMar 20, 2018 · By Yael L. Maxwell. ORLANDO, FL—Patients with coronary artery disease who need to switch from ticagrelor to clopidogrel after PCI should receive a loading dose of 600 mg clopidogrel between 12 and 24 hours following ticagrelor discontinuation, according to results from a randomized, pharmacodynamic study. Findings from the …
‘Big Step Forward’ for Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement ...
WEBOct 26, 2023 · Susheel Kodali. Neil Fam, MD (University of Toronto/St. Michael’s Hospital, Canada), who performed the first-in-human transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement with Evoque (Edwards Lifesciences) more than 4 years ago, called TRISCEND II a “big step forward.”. Even back then, early outcomes looked good, but they’ve since gotten better.
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