Interventional Cardiology

This cardiac subspecialty uses minimally invasive, catheter-based technologies in a cath lab to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease (CAD). The main focus in on percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) to revascularize patients with CAD that is causing blockages resulting in ischemia or myocardial infarction. PCI mainly consists of angioplasty and implanting stents. Interventional cardiology has greatly expanded in scope over recent years to include a number of transcatheter structural heart interventions.

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New self-expanding heart stent from Biotronik proves effective in clinical trial

A new metallic heart stent from Berlin, Germany-based Biotronik was proved effective in new research presented at VEITHsymposium 2016, a cardiology conference in New York.

What becomes of the broken hearted?

Extracellular matrices found in zebrafish were successfully transmitted into adult mouse hearts to help them regenerate heart tissue after acute MIs. 

Step up and walk for better heart health

Moderate-intensity walking can improve cardiovascular risk factors in the short term, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Cardiac surgeon who implanted first artificial heart dies at age 96

Denton A. Cooley, MD, a cardiac surgeon and founder of the Texas Heart Institute, died Nov. 18, the New York Times reports. He was 96.

AHA 2016: Similar mortality rates for CABG patients receiving single or bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts

After five years of follow-up, patients undergoing CABG who received single internal thoracic artery grafts had similar rates of mortality and cardiovascular events compared with those who received bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts, according to an interim analysis of an ongoing randomized trial.

AHA 2016: Study shows similar outcomes with tirofiban or bivalirudin during PCIs

Patients had similar rates of 30-day bleeding and 1-year death, MI or urgent target vessel revascularization whether they received anticoagulation with tirofiban or bivalirudin during PCIs, according to an observational study.

Love bites: How a hickey can induce a stroke

Ill-placed bruising can cause the rare phenomenon. 

High cost blocks access to effective cholesterol drugs

PCSK9 inhibitors have shown great success lowering LDL cholesterol when paired with statins, but insurers are refusing to pay. 

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