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“The salient finding is that female sex was associated with a decreased likelihood of undergoing overall cardiac valve replacement,” the researchers wrote.

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Patient doctor with masks. A team of specialists from Cleveland Clinic reviewed nearly 3,000 medications, writing that a common type 2 diabetes medication offered the most potential as an effective treatment for AFib.

Clinical trial results don't always apply to real-world patient populations.

Read more about Real-world TAVR outcomes highlight the accuracy of clinical trials

The analysis also focused on outcomes related to heart attacks, definite stent thrombosis and more.

Read more about Drug-eluting stents improve survival for patients undergoing LAD or left main artery revascularization

The family says it is now seeking legal action over the error.

Read more about Young children receive COVID-19 vaccines at Walgreens instead of flu shots, now show signs of heart damage

Smoking cessation should be stressed before patients undergo revascularization for intermittent claudication, researchers observed.

Read more about Smoking prior to revascularization for intermittent claudication raises risk of complications

Hypertension patients measured their blood pressure less frequently during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research published in Hypertension. In addition, when those patients did measure their blood pressure, the readings were less healthy than they had been before the pandemic.

The group's findings will be presented in full at ACC Middle East 2021 in Egypt.

Read more about Poor oral health may make COVID-19 more harmful among cardiovascular patients

Overall, mitral valve surgery after TEER was associated with a 30-day mortality rate of 16.6% and one-year mortality rate of 31.3%.

Read more about CUTTING-EDGE findings shine new light on mitral valve surgery after failed TEER

Large peridevice leaks after left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) are incredibly rare and not associated with a greater risk of adverse outcomes, according to new research published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.[1] Smaller residual links are more common, however, and associated with a risk of thromboembolic and bleeding events.

Patients given clopidogrel plus aspirin faced a lower risk of adverse events than those given ticagrelor plus aspirin.

Read more about Adopting a clopidogrel-based DAPT strategy after PCI boosts outcomes for heart attack patients

Researchers turned to recent Medicare data to learn more about ongoing trends in interventional cardiology.

Read more about Most interventional cardiologists focus on PCI and imaging—structural, peripheral work becoming more common

COVID-19 vaccines help reduce the serious coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. Multiple studies have shown that the risk from very rare vaccine side effects are far outweighed by the much greater risk of hospitalization and death due to COVID infections.

The study initially gained a lot of attention online for its findings related to myocarditis—but the authors had made a major error with their calculations.

Read more about Alarming study on COVID-19 vaccine side effects withdrawn after authors recognize key mistake