News

New trial to assess cryoballoon ablation for early persistent AF

06.02.20151554

Medtronic announced initiation of the Cryo4 Persistent AF clinical trial, which will assess 12-month clinical outcomes of cryoballoon ablation for pulmonary vein isolation in patients with early persistent atrial fibrillation, according to a press release.

Type 1 diabetes deadlier in women

05.02.20151449

Women with type 1 diabetes have a much higher risk of death from all causes than do men with type 1 diabetes, according to Dr. Rachel Huxley and her associates.

IV fluids linked to worse outcomes in patients hospitalized for HF

03.02.20151794

Among patients hospitalized for HF who were treated with loop diuretics, those who also received IV fluids had higher rates of death and other poor outcomes, according to a retrospective cohort study.

Cardiac abnormalities seen on EKG in patients with SLE

02.02.20151832

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with cardiac abnormalities in electrocardiographic studies — even those with short disease duration; however, serious abnormalities were rare, according to newly published research.

3D printing makes heart surgery safer for children

30.01.20151718

A cardiac surgeon in the United States recently used a 3D printed heart as a model to plan a life-saving procedure for his young patient.

Unnecessary stress tests in ED leading to overdiagnosis

29.01.20151766

Noninvasive testing in the emergency department of patients who have chest pain and have not had a myocardial infarction can result in overdiagnosis and unnecessary interventions, based on the results of a retrospective analysis.

Morphine associated with delayed antiplatelet activity in patients with STEMI

28.01.20152051

Use of morphine delayed the onset of action of antiplatelet agents in patients with STEMI who were undergoing PCI, researchers reported.