October 25th, 2012
TCT: Two PFO Closure Trials Miss Primary Endpoints
Larry Husten, PHD
Two trials presented today at the TCT meeting in Miami testing the benefits of PFO closure in patients with cryptogenic stroke have failed to convincingly demonstrate any significant benefit for the controversial procedure. The RESPECT (Randomized Evaluation of Recurrent Stroke Comparing PFO Closure to Established Current Standard of Care Treatment) trial randomized 980 patients to PFO closure with the […]
May 6th, 2012
Patent Foramen Ovale — Are the Choices Patently Obvious?
Shelby Kutty, MD and John Ryan, MD
Shelby Kutty explains what we know and what we don’t know about how to manage patients with a PFO.
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- Does Lowering High Childhood Lipid Levels Prevent Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Adulthood?
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- A New TAVR Prosthesis for Aortic Regurgitation Shows Promise
- Aprocitentan, a Newly Approved Drug for Resistant Hypertension
- Preventive PCI of Vulnerable Plaques Linked to Fewer Cardiac Events