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ACC.16: TAVR with the Sapien XT valve is non-inferior to surgery at two years

CHICAGO – After two years, intermediate-risk patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with the Sapien XT valve had similar rates of all-cause mortality or disabling stroke compared with those who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement.

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ACC.16: Strategies may help hospitals reduce readmissions following PCI

CHICAGO – A large mixed methods study identified several strategies that hospitals employed that were independently associated with lower risk-standardized 30-day readmission rates following PCI.

World obesity expanding even as some regions continue to starve

Malnourishment remains a challenge in some of the world’s poorest regions, yet, if current trends continue, by 2025 more than 21 percent of the world’s women and 18 percent of men will be obese. 

Most patients referred for catheterization before noncardiac surgery are asymptomatic

More than 60 percent of clinically stable patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and/or PCI before noncardiac surgery were asymptomatic, according to a retrospective, descriptive analysis of a large national registry.

Medtronic enrolls first patients in CoreValve Evolut R trial for expanded FDA indication

Medtronic announced on March 31 that the first patients had enrolled in an expanded indication trial for the CoreValve Evolut R System, a device for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures. The FDA approved the CoreValve Evolut R System in June 2015 to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis.

Siemens Launches New Version of Sensis Hemodynamic System at ACC 2016

At the 65th Annual Scientific Session and Expo of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), April 2-4 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Siemens Healthcare unveils a radically revamped version of its established Sensis hemodynamic system – the company’s solution for procedural recording and documentation in interventional cardiology and electrophysiology. 

HRS announces quality improvement program for atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention

The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) announced it would award up to $500,000 in grants for atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention research aimed at addressing National Quality Improvement priorities.

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STEMI patients are getting younger, more obese and more likely to have a chronic disease

A retrospective analysis found that patients who presented at the Cleveland Clinic with STEMI in recent years were younger and more obese and were more likely to smoke or have hypertension, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than those with STEMI in the 1990s.

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