August 2014

Colchicine provides no sweeping benefit after cardiac surgery ()
Ivabradine makes no dent on mortality in patents with stable CAD ()
Combo heart failure drug promises to improve survival ()
TAVR’s Value Equation ()
It’s lights out again (and again) for Sunshine ()
Future of Directional Atherectomy: Debulking Myths, Proving Results ()
A world of uncertainties ()
Not-for-profit hospitals see revenue growth tumble ()
SCAI releases recommendations for renal artery stenting ()
Trial patients may not reflect larger MI population ()
An aspirin a day can keep VTE at bay ()
Medtronic buys Italian managed services firm ()
Novel anticoagulants vs. warfarin: Popular but pricey ()
Do-it-yourself BP control: Hypertension treatment puts patients in charge ()
A peek at TCT headliner? Keynote takes on GME funding ()
Hello? Operator? Cardiologists’ communication styles may confuse PCI patients ()
Angiography provides gateway for some inappropriate PCIs ()
Weekend nurse staffing key to improved stroke outcomes ()
Medtronic set to launch CRT-pacemaker ()
For $1,200, anyone can publish junk science ()
AHA to FDA: Take a tough stance with e-cigarette regulations ()
Telestroke network's 10-year record shows steady gains ()
PAD’s promise: Same-day discharge after angioplasty ()
FDA adds DVT, PE to apixaban’s approval list ()
Stroke in sickle cell children reduced through blood transfusions ()
Direct Flow Medical, Inc. receives CE mark for 23mm valve and for implantation of all sizes of its transcatheter aortic heart valve without use of contrast ()
AliveCor receives first FDA clearance to detect a serious heart condition in an ECG on a mobile device ()
Philips receives FDA 510(k) clearance for TAVI precision treatment planning application ()
Boston Scientific and ASAHI INTECC announce joint development and manufacturing programs ()
Pay & progress ()
Some gains made but heart disease burden remains high in Europe ()
Cleveland Clinic picks North Shore as N.Y. partner ()
Meta-analysis gives clarity to bivalirudin’s risk-benefit profile ()
Heartening trends: Battle against heart disease in U.S. makes major strides ()
1 in 3 heart failure patients will revisit ED frequently ()
Atherectomy system recalled due to sheath flaw ()
Cook Medical enrolls first patient in Zilver PTX Drug Eluting Peripheral Stent clinical study in China ()
INVESTing in the question of BP goals for the elderly ()
DoJ takes PLATO off its plate ()
Leaping lipids! Common test costs $10 to $10,000 in California ()
GE Healthcare introduces the next generation pocket-sized ultrasound - Vscan with Dual Probe ()
Telemonitoring gets to heart failure patients IN-TIME ()
Computer model + 3D imaging challenge FFR as cath lab tool ()
Cardiology pay slips 8% but who, what & where makes difference ()
Force-sensing SMART-AF proves safe and effective ()
Robot-assisted echo exams speed up care for rural patients ()
It takes two: Take-home lessons from successful physician marriages ()
Appropriate use intervention helps fellows reduce unneeded echo tests ()
Sunshine Act’s solar eclipse ()
Just a dash: Not enough salt also can be deadly ()
DE-CMR offers promise for guiding redo ablations ()
High on high-dose aspirin: Bleeding risk influences dosing only slightly ()
ACS incidence dips in all but the most elderly ()
HeartWare International announces appointment of Katrin Leadley, M.D., as chief medical officer ()
GAO: Few strategies to prevent heart disease provide cost savings ()
Research may lead to reliable alternative to open-heart surgery ()
UPMC East, the first PA facility approved by the State of Pennsylvania to perform elective PCI without onsite surgery, receives ACE accreditation ()
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute opens first-of-its-kind research stem cell clinic for cardiac patients ()
Toshiba and AHRA launch seventh annual Putting Patients First Program ()
Heart flutter in surgery presages stroke risk ()
Is digoxin safe for use in atrial fibrillation? Maybe not ()
Silent & deadly: Cardiac events occur in CAD patients without ischemic, angina symptoms ()
Cardiology still in demand but commands less pay ()
One-year cutoff for biopsies after heart transplants saves $22.5M ()
Is there a sweet spot for BP when treating hypertension? ()
InspireMD to announce results of CGuard CARENET Trial at the TCT innovation session on late breaking early human clinical studies ()
Pay-for-performance model sputters over long term ()
Burned by the Sunshine Act ()
CMS approves CardioMEMS, MitraClip for add-on payments ()
RF ablation to dominate market growth into 2020 ()
Rebecca Kelly named vice president of ACC’s advocacy division ()
Studying muscle function to advance treatment of heart failure ()
Staying on-call: Nurses work later into retirement age than expected ()
FDA OKs quadripolar lead, 2 CRT-Ds ()
Alteplase for stroke: Time, but not age or severity, affects outcomes ()
Money & MitraClip ()
Advancing on ADVANCE III: ICD interval affects hospitalizations, costs ()
Cath labs trim radiation dose using modern tech features ()
Centralized stroke care reduces mortality, hospital stays ()
Project lowers costs while improving statin, beta-blocker adherence ()
Lombard Medical’s Aorfix receives regulatory approval in Japan for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms ()
CardioMEMS Heart Failure Monitoring System receives approval from CMS for new technology add-on payment ()
Hospital system pays $97M to settle inpatient dispute ()
Warfarin still offers benefits after traumatic brain injury ()
Red or blue? Many male heart specialists lean toward Republican ()
CABG beats PCI for patients with complex disease over long haul ()
Telemedicine bill lists heart failure for expanded coverage ()
Kaiser Permanente, Johns Hopkins Medicine announce enhanced strategic collaboration ()
Renowned cardiologist Dr. James Thomas joins Northwestern Medicine's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute ()
Torrance Memorial Medical Center announces affiliation with USC Keck Medical Center's Cardiothoracic Surgery Department ()
Thrombolysis may benefit patients with no visible occlusions on scans ()
Complications increase risk for ICD infections ()
TCT.14: Late-breakers cover TAVR, scaffolds & more ()
CDC: Factor in job to ID at-risk heart patients ()
Stripped-down TAVR approach shaves costs for hospitals ()
It’s local: Heart failure outcomes linked to neighborhood ()
Brouhaha over federal funding for medical training ()