Clinical Research

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Colchicine before PCI: New research tracks the long-term impact on heart health

Researchers shared long-term follow-up data from the Colchicine-PCI trial, which compared colchicine administration before PCI with a placebo.

SCCT 2023 poster presentations

New research on AI-based CCTA assessments wins Best Abstract at SCCT 2023

Out of more than 250 abstracts submitted at its annual meeting in Boston, SCCT named one winner and two runners-up. 

Peter Libby, MD, explains how infections cause heart attacks. This came out of research taking a close look at COVID, but the inflammation from any infection may cause increased inflammation of coronary plaques that cause heart attacks. #COVID #COVID19

Do infections cause heart attacks? Lessons from COVID

COVID-19 opened the eyes of many cardiology researchers that infections may promote inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques, leading to cardiac events.

Harvard 3D printed heart muscles

Harvard researchers unlock the secret to building 3D-printed heart muscles that can beat

Creating these complex structures with 3D printing alone has never been possible—until now. 

A transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure being performed at Intermountain Healthcare. Image from Intermountain Healthcare

Atrial fibrillation after TAVR linked to much higher risk of death, heart failure

Researchers tracked data from nearly 7,000 TAVR patients for two years, focusing on all-cause mortality and heart failure hospitalizations.

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New research suggests immunotherapy for AFib could be on the horizon

Targeting immune cells that play a key role in the development of atrial fibrillation could give cardiologists a new way to treat the disease.

The ReCor (left) and Medtronic Symplicity Spyral renal denervation systems.

FDA panel to review renal denervation system PMA submissions

The FDA Circulatory System Devices Panel is set to review the PMA submissions for the ReCor and Medtronic renal denervation systems to treat patients with uncontrolled hypertension.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) priority review, the FDA has cleared the Agepha Pharma USA LLC's drug Lodoco (colchicine) as the first anti-inflammatory atheroprotective cardiovascular treatment.

FDA approves colchicine, the first anti-inflammatory drug for treating cardiovascular disease

The FDA's approval of colchicine, which is marketed and sold under the name Lodoco, is expected to have a big impact on cardiac care and outcomes.

Around the web

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.

Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.

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