Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) was infrequently performed in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who refused oral anticoagulants yet was associated with a reduced risk for the composite of ...

The current bias of medicine is strong. When we are in doubt, when evidence is sparse, doctors do more, not less. Internists prescribe, cardiologists implant, surgeons cut. We know what we know. So it ...

Validation of the HFA-ICOS cardiovascular toxicity risk tool in chronic myeloid leukemia patients receiving tyrosine kinase inhibitors: Real-world data from the Saudi population. This is an ASCO ...

TCT 964: Invisible Enemies of the Heart: An Umbrella Review of PM2.5 Exposure and Cardiovascular Risk Across Global Populations Receive the the latest news, research, and presentations from major ...

NEW ORLEANS – Standard medical care seemed to be a better bet than a catheter-based procedure in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib), according to the CLOSURE-AF study. The trial had a ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have published the first rigorous, evidence-based, multisociety recommendations to guide the use of ...