FFR vs Percent Stenosis; HIIT Workout Cuts Residual Plaque; Balloon Pump Recall

More steps each day mean lower risk of cardiovascular disease for older adults, a meta-analysis affirmed. (Circulation)

Coronary artery calcium scoring ruled out obstructive coronary disease with good accuracy in the early triage of patients with chest pain in a large cohort study. However, it did not perform as well in those under age 45. (Heart)

For patients with acute myocardial infarction, the decision to perform angioplasty on nonculprit lesions was better guided by fractional flow reserve (FFR) than by angiographic diameter stenosis in the FRAME-AMI trial. (European Heart Journal)

Weekly, supervised high intensity interval training (HIIT) led to regression of atheroma volume in people with residual plaque after percutaneous coronary intervention. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

Arrow AutoCAT 2 and AC3 intra-aortic balloon pumps are under Class I recall due to battery issues, the FDA announced.

Unlike in mice, PCSK9 loss-of-function variants in humans were not linked to increased risk of cardiac remodeling or heart failure. (JAMA Cardiology)

Electronic medical records may not accurately capture all heart failure and myocarditis events in cancer patients on immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. (JACC: CardioOncology)

A study offered insight into the natural history of isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation and independent predictors of poor outcomes. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

Left atrial mechanical dysfunction, assessed by left atrial reservoir strain, improved stroke prediction in people with no history of atrial fibrillation or stroke, an ARIC study analysis found. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

Does osteoarthritis have anything to do with patient selection for stroke thrombectomy? (Stroke)

IV tenecteplase (TNKase) was no help for wake-up stroke patients without access to advanced imaging. (The Lancet Neurology)

Severe hemorrhagic shock survival was similar whether surgeons opted for zone 1 endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta or resuscitative thoracotomy, registry data suggested. (JAMA Surgery)

Embedded inferior vena cava filters have been successfully retrieved using an excimer laser sheath across various levels of operator experience. (JAMA Network Open)

A Massachusetts interventional cardiologist suing his former employer for alleged retaliation over his patient safety concerns said his hospital privileges were abruptly suspended before he could follow up on critical patients he had treated that morning. (Cape Code Times)