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“Half of the participants had no calcium deposits in their arteries or a zero coronary artery calcium, or CAC, score, and had less than a 3 percent chance of a cardiovascular event over a 10-year period despite having other risk factors for heart disease and stroke such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high bad cholesterol levels” (from UPI)

Increasing Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Permanent Atrial Arrhythmias in Congenital Heart Disease

15 Aug, 2017 | 20:17h | UTC

Increasing Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Permanent Atrial Arrhythmias in Congenital Heart Disease – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract and infographic – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Atrial Fibrillation in Congenital Heart Disease – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

The Future of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

15 Aug, 2017 | 15:46h | UTC

Review: The Future of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging – European Heart Journal (free)

Source: Medscape

Eliminating CK–MB Testing in Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome

15 Aug, 2017 | 00:50h | UTC

Eliminating Creatine Kinase–Myocardial Band Testing in Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Value-Based Quality Improvement – JAMA Internal Medicine (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

Author interview: Eliminating Creatine Kinase–Myocardial Band Testing in Suspected ACS (free)

Commentaries: Eliminating CK-MB Testing in Suspected ACS – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Research review recommends eliminating widely ordered blood test for diagnosing heart attacks – Johns Hopkins Medicine, via Science Daily (free)

“Review is first publication from national consortium of academic medical centers working to eliminate unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures” (from Science Daily)

Left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation

11 Aug, 2017 | 12:47h | UTC

Review: Left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation – Clinical Cardiology (free)

Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults

10 Aug, 2017 | 20:48h | UTC

Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults: What Geriatricians Need to Know – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, via Medscape (free)

Clinical management of hypercholesterolaemia in patients with acute coronary syndromes

9 Aug, 2017 | 17:01h | UTC

ANMCO Scientific Statement: clinical management of hypercholesterolaemia in patients with acute coronary syndromes – European Heart Journal (free)

Optimal timing of an invasive strategy in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome

7 Aug, 2017 | 21:55h | UTC

Optimal timing of an invasive strategy in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomised trials – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Optimal Timing of an Invasive Strategy in NSTE-ACS Patients – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

An early invasive strategy does not reduce mortality compared with a delayed invasive strategy in most patients with NSTE-ACS, but seems to reduce mortality in high-risk patients.

Peri-operative myocardial injury and infarction in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery

3 Aug, 2017 | 14:09h | UTC

ESC Joint Working Groups on Cardiovascular Surgery and the Cellular Biology of the Heart Position Paper: Peri-operative myocardial injury and infarction in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (free)

Summary with 10 key points to remember: Perioperative Myocardial Injury and Infarction After CABG – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) or open aortic cross-clamping by resuscitative thoracotomy in non-compressible torso hemorrhage patients

1 Aug, 2017 | 21:31h | UTC

A meta-analysis of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) or open aortic cross-clamping by resuscitative thoracotomy in non-compressible torso hemorrhage patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

This meta-analysis, mainly from observational studies and including 1276 patients, suggests a positive effect of REBOA on mortality among non-compressible torso hemorrhage patients.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis

28 Jul, 2017 | 15:50h | UTC

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis –NICE Guideline (free)

Long-Term Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Complications in Takayasu’s Arteritis

27 Jul, 2017 | 17:53h | UTC

Long-Term Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Complications in Takayasu’s Arteritis: A Multicenter Study of 318 Patients – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Prognostic Factors in Takayasu’s Arteritis – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

Comparison of Stenting Versus Bypass Surgery According to the Completeness of Revascularization in Severe Coronary Artery Disease

27 Jul, 2017 | 23:05h | UTC

Comparison of Stenting Versus Bypass Surgery According to the Completeness of Revascularization in Severe Coronary Artery Disease: Patient-Level Pooled Analysis of the SYNTAX, PRECOMBAT, and BEST Trials – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (free)

Commentaries: Surgery vs. Stents With Complete Revascularization – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND PCI Matches Surgery for Multivessel Disease: But technical success with percutaneous procedure is critical – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Results are comparable as long as complete revascularization has been achieved, additional randomized trials testing this hypothesis needed.

Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

27 Jul, 2017 | 23:21h | UTC

Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement – Circulation (free)

Commentary: Fewer infections in mechanical heart valves – Karolinska Institutet (free)

In this large cohort with follow-up time of up to 18 years, the risk of endocarditis was about 50 per cent higher with a biological prosthesis than with a mechanical prosthesis.