AURORA Trial
Flurpiridaz F-18 PET vs Tc-99 SPECT for CAD
In @JACCJournals
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F-18 assoc with:
馃猬嗭笍 sensitivity
馃АEqual specificity
馃挍猬嗭笍 image quality
馃挌猬嗭笍 diagnostic certainty
馃挋猬囷笍radiation exposure
F-18 half-life = 110 min permits exercise stress
Image of the week
From @Bertolin_Car
AV Papillary Fibroelastoma
CUFF(SZ) Trial
Effect of Cuff Size on the Accuracy of BP Readings
From @JAMA_current @JAMAInternalMed
馃憖shorturl.at/tCES8
Wrong cuff size can greatly affect accuracy of BP measurements.
SURMOUNT-3 Trial
Tirzepatide v placebo after lifestyle intervention
In @NatureMedicine
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All lost 5% weight with lifestyle bf randomization
Then:
馃挌Tirz = 18.4% weight loss
馃Placebo = 3.3% weight gain
Adherence to CPAP Treatment and Risk of Recurrent CV Events: Meta-Analysis 馃挙
From @JAMA_current
馃憖shorturl.at/giwAC
Intention-to-treat CPAP does not reduce CV events.
4+ hours of CPAP adherence does reduce CV events by 30% (HR 0.69).
ADAPTABLE: Enteric-Coated ASA v Uncoated ASA
Secondary Analysis
From @JAMACardio
馃憖shorturl.at/f0257
Enteric-coated:
馃挍No diff ischemic events
馃挋No diff bleeding events
The only time to favor one over the other is ACS: use uncoated for rapid absorption.
TARGET-HTN Trial
Phase 2 trial of Lorundrostat versus placebo for HTN
From @JAMA_current
馃挏LDS is aldosterone synthase inhibitor
馃挋LDS reduced SBP up to 14 mmHg
馃挌LDS caused rare hyperK
shorturl.at/qsvIJ馃憖
FDA advisory committee voted 9 to 3 in favor of patisiran benefit-risk profile for ATTR-CM
Patisiran
馃FDA-approved for hereditary ATTR w neuropathy
馃АUnder eval in APOLLO-B P3 trial for ATTR-CM
馃挍An IV RNAi that inhibits TTR synthesis
馃憖shorturl.at/apNO0
DOAC SCORE
New tool to predict bleeding risk among AFib patients on DOACs.
In @CircAHA
馃憖shorturl.at/jlFHM
馃10 variables
馃АPerformed better than HAS-BLED
馃挍Awaiting online calculator
#CardioTwitter #ACCFIT
Muvalaplin, an oral small molecule inhibitor of Lp(a) formation: Phase 1 trial
In @JAMA_current
馃憖shorturl.at/hstF6
馃挌Reduced Lp(a) up to 60%
馃挋No adverse effects
Lp(a) is 馃敟 target to 猬囷笍 ASCVD and AS based on observational data.
No Lp(a) therapy yet FDA-approved.
MULTISTARS AMI Trial
Timing of complete revasc w multivessel PCI for AMI
From #esccongress2023
In @NEJM
馃憖shorturl.at/prtxz
Complete revasc at time of culprit revasc was better than staging non-culprit revasc in 19-45 day window
Outcomes of Repeat TAVR with Balloon Expandable Valves
In @TheLancet
Largest registry study shows redo-TAVR is safe and effective with 1-yr follow up.
Redo compared to index TAVR:
馃挍No diff 1-yr death
馃АNo diff rehosp
馃1-year MG 15 v 12 mmHg
馃憖shorturl.at/bcju5
LODESTAR Trial
Rosuvastatin v atorvastatin 馃
From #esccongress2023
No simultaneous publication
Rosuvastatin =
鉂わ笍Lower LDL
馃АNo diff death
馃挍No diff AMI
馃挌More diabetes
馃挋More cataracts
From ACC:
ECLS-SHOCK Trial
From #esccongress2023
In @NEJM
馃憖shorturl.at/GLNR8
VA-ECMO in AMI-related shock:
馃挍No diff mortality
馃АIncreased bleeding
Same as:
馃挋IABP SHOCK II Trial (IABP)
馃挌IMPRESS Trial (Impella)
Image of the week
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve
#WhyCMR
馃専Cardiology Conference Calendar馃専
ESC Congress is over! What's up next?
馃憖rb.gy/potkh
Peripheral Admin of Norepi
Prospective observational study
From @accpchest
馃憖rb.gy/gvevk
635 patients:
馃挋20% received for 24+ hrs
馃挌51% avoided central line
馃挍5% had extravasation events
Peripheral NE for short term is safe as bridge to CVC or to avoid CVC
FAME-3 Trial: 3-year outcomes
FFR PCI vs CABG for 3V CAD w EF > 30%
In @CircAHA
馃挋No diff composite MACE
馃挌No diff survival
馃挍No diff CVA
馃АPCI = more MI
馃憖rb.gy/th0y6
Curves suggest CABG may win at 5- or 10-year readouts


















