| This Week’s News | | TCT 2020, now known as TCT Connect, is scheduled to broadcast Oct. 14-18, 2020. TCT 2020, now known as TCT Connect, is scheduled to broadcast Oct. 14-18, 2020. | |
| TAVR is a safe, effective treatment for patients with bicuspid valves, according to research published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. TAVR is a safe, effective treatment for patients with bicuspid valves, according to research published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. | |
| Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin are both associated with significant cardiovascular complications, and taking them together could be a deadly combination, according to new research published in Circulation. Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin are both associated with significant cardiovascular complications, and taking them together could be a deadly combination, according to new research published in Circulation. | |
| Researchers have developed a detailed 3D map of the intracardiac nervous system (ICN), sharing their findings in iScience. It is believed to be the first map of its kind. Researchers have developed a detailed 3D map of the intracardiac nervous system (ICN), sharing their findings in iScience. It is believed to be the first map of its kind. | |
| When patients with coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR) require reintervention, should specialists turn to drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty or a drug-eluting stent (DES)? When patients with coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR) require reintervention, should specialists turn to drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty or a drug-eluting stent (DES)? | |
| | A single dose of selatogrel can safely provide heart attack patients with a “profound, rapid” antiplatelet response, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. A single dose of selatogrel can safely provide heart attack patients with a “profound, rapid” antiplatelet response, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. | |
| L. Theodore Lawrence Jr., MD, who fought in World War II and went on to treat veterans as a cardiologist, died May 5 due to COVID-19 complications. L. Theodore Lawrence Jr., MD, who fought in World War II and went on to treat veterans as a cardiologist, died May 5 due to COVID-19 complications.
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| Back in April, the American Heart Association launched a new patient data registry to learn more about COVID-19 and its associations with cardiovascular disease. We reached out to the AHA for an update on that registry's progress. Back in April, the American Heart Association launched a new patient data registry to learn more about COVID-19 and its associations with cardiovascular disease. We reached out to the AHA for an update on that registry's progress. | |
| With the disease becoming more and more common in the United States, researchers have been hard at work determining the best possible treatment options. With the disease becoming more and more common in the United States, researchers have been hard at work determining the best possible treatment options. | |
| New findings highlight why a blanket “do-not-resuscitate” order for COVID-19 patients is not needed. New findings highlight why a blanket “do-not-resuscitate” order for COVID-19 patients is not needed. | |
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