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Trial offers 'reassuring' evidence of low Sitagliptin complications

An analysis of a randomized clinical trial found patients with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes who received sitagliptin had similar rates of heart failure or other cardiovascular complications compared with a placebo group.

Clinical risk score helps predict stroke and death in heart failure patients

A clinical risk score helped predict the risk of ischemic stroke, thromboembolism and death in patients with heart failure, according to an analysis of three nationwide registries in Denmark. However, the researchers noted the predictive accuracy was modest.

Short-term outcomes are positive following TMVR

After six months of follow-up, all three patients in a recent trial who underwent transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) to treat mitral valve disease remained alive and were not readmitted to hospitals for heart failure. The patients were treated with the Fortis mitral transcatheter heart valve, which is not FDA-approved.

Medtronic agrees to acquire privately-held TMVR device manufacturer

Medtronic agreed to acquire Twelve, a private medical device company that is developing a transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) device. The $458 million transaction is expected to close in October, according to a Medtronic news release.

Working long hours is associated with increased risk of stroke

Employees who work 55 or more hours per week had a higher risk of stroke compared with those who work standard hours, according to a cumulative random-effects meta-analysis of published and unpublished data.

Model identifies risk factors for early hospital readmission after PCI

A prediction model developed by researchers in Boston found that anticoagulation treatment, frequency of emergency department visits before the procedure and anxiety were associated with early hospital readmission after patients underwent PCI.

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Nearly 90% of patients with heart failure are not referred to cardiac rehabilitation

Only 10 percent of patients with heart failure were referred to cardiac rehabilitation after hospital discharge between 2005 and 2014, according to a database analysis. Although the referral rates were higher in recent years, the researchers noted that they expected more people to be told to attend cardiac rehabilitation sessions.

Early surgery superior to rescue surgery for mitral regurgitation

Patients who underwent early surgery for mitral regurgitation were less likely to have postoperative mortality and heart failure compared with those who waited for rescue surgery, according to a Mayo Clinic analysis.

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