The European Society of Cardiology announced in an email to members that it “decided to deliver its full portfolio of congresses, teaching courses and exams — up to and including ESC Congress 2021 — in new online formats.”
Catheter ablation combined with vein of Marshall ethanol infusion left 49% of persistent atrial fibrillation patients free of Afib or tachycardia after a single procedure. (JAMA)
More than half of patients head home from heart failure hospitalization with more than 10 medications. (Circulation: Heart Failure)
A large single health network study turned up major arterial or venous thromboemboli in 35% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients but none in outpatients. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
The FDA approved the Abre venous self-expanding stent system for symptomatic iliofemoral venous outflow obstruction, Medtronic announced.
Nearly 30% of American adults under age 45 don’t know all the common stroke symptoms; almost 3% know none. (Stroke)
Ticagrelor (Brilinta) wasn’t better than clopidogrel when weighing together 12-month ischemic and hemorrhagic events after PCI for acute coronary syndrome in U.S. and Korean databases, but unmeasured confounding was a concern. (JAMA)
Perhaps 17% of U.S. coronavirus deaths and 15% of those globally could be attributed to the exacerbating effects of air pollution. (Cardiovascular Research)
Adenosine pharmacologic challenge can “unmask arrhythmogenic hubs to guide targeted [atrial fibrillation] driver ablation treatment.” (Journal of the American Heart Association)
A novel nebulized formulation of flecainide for rapid cardioversion has phase II trial data coming in November. (Endpoints News)
Heart attack may be threefold more deadly for homeless people, with 19% in-hospital mortality seen in a Canadian study. (HealthDay)
Discrimination is linked to metabolic and cardiovascular disease among Black women. (Translational Psychiatry)
MRI scans, including thoracic scans, can be safe with non–MRI-conditional devices, pacemaker dependency, and abandoned leads, according to the PROMeNADe registry. (Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging)
The American College of Cardiology released its expert consensus decision pathway for managing conduction problems around transcatheter aortic valve replacement. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Arnold Schwarzenegger hopefully won’t be back at the Cleveland Clinic after getting a new aortic valve. (CNN)
Last Updated October 27, 2020
Source: MedicalNewsToday.com
