L.A. McKeown
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Senior Medical Journalist @TCTMD Section Editor, CV Team Forum; My favorite title is Mom.
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Long-Awaited CREST-2 Results Bolster Stents for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
Stenting, but not endarterectomy, significantly reduced stroke risk compared with intensive medical therapy alone.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/long-awaited-crest-2-results-bolster-stents-asymptomatic-carotid-stenosis
5 days ago
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POLY-HF: Polypill Pays Dividends in Patients With HFrEF
The combination therapy improved LVEF, quality of life, clinical outcomes, and more, but implementation questions remain.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/poly-hf-polypill-pays-dividends-patients-hfref
15 days ago
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PREVENT-TAHA8: Post-MI Intracoronary Stem Cells May Lower HF Risk After STEMI
HF outcomes at 3 years were improved, but where stem cells fit in future research is the big unknown, says Jay Traverse.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/prevent-taha8-post-mi-intracoronary-stem-cells-may-lower-hf-risk-after-stemi
22 days ago
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Cardiologists Saw Rising Incomes but Additional Pressures in 2024: MedAxiom
Changes are afoot to meet higher caseloads amid rising demand, the survey of 6,830 cardiovascular providers suggests.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/cardiologists-saw-rising-incomes-additional-pressures-2024-medaxiom
26 days ago
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Concerto in the Cath Lab Music Benefits Heart Health After PCI
The pilot study was small, but it suggested music therapy before and during PCI could lower BP and heart rate after PCI.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/concerto-cath-lab-music-benefits-heart-health-after-pci
about 1 month ago
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Get More Women to Cardiac Rehab, AHA Asserts
More focus is needed on female-specific barriers to enrollment and completion of programs that can improve their outcomes.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/get-more-women-cardiac-rehab-aha-asserts
about 1 month ago
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Prenatal Hyperlipidemia: âCanary in a Coal Mineâ for Maternal Health?
Elevated lipids increased rates of obstetrical and cardiovascular adverse events over a 5-year follow-up period.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/prenatal-hyperlipidemia-canary-coal-mine-maternal-health
about 1 month ago
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Percutaneous LVADs Can Spur Aortic Regurgitation, Small Study Cautions
Large-bore devices and longer time on support each up the risk. A study author calls for awareness, not alarm.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/percutaneous-lvads-can-spur-aortic-regurgitation-small-study-cautions
about 1 month ago
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Whatâs Going to Be Hot at TCT 2025
Thereâs no shortage of late-breaking trials and science, plus live cases, innovation forums, and AI-focused sessions, this year.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/whats-going-be-hot-tct-2025
about 2 months ago
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Type 2 MI Diagnoses on the Rise, but Best Course of Action Unknown
With a mix of causes and comorbidities, type 2 MI patients do better than type 1 early on, then face worse long-term outcomes.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/type-2-mi-diagnoses-rise-best-course-action-unknown
about 2 months ago
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Recognize and Enable Care for Post-MI Psychological Distress: AHA
It can be a sensitive topic for patients that should be broached gently, without confrontation or judgment, the committee notes.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/recognize-and-enable-care-post-mi-psychological-distress-aha
about 2 months ago
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Yael L. Maxwell
2 months ago
My first from
#HFSA2025
and an interesting one to boot! The Cordio HearO App can pick up signals of heart failure events more than 3 weeks before they happen.
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Lactate Clearance May Act as âEarly Warning Signâ in Cardiogenic Shock
The new SCAI initiative brings optimism for a population that has seen little innovation or changes to treatment paradigms in years.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/lactate-clearance-may-act-early-warning-sign-cardiogenic-shock
2 months ago
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Good LDL Control When PCSK9 Inhibitors Given In-Hospital After Interventions
By beginning in hospital, researchers hope to kickstart LDL-lowering with a drug class that has been difficult to access.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/good-ldl-control-when-pcsk9-inhibitors-given-hospital-after-interventions
2 months ago
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European Experts Provide Advice on Managing CV Effects of COVID-19
The paper aims to increase awareness of cardiac long COVID and make management quicker, more accurate, and safer.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/european-experts-provide-advice-managing-cv-effects-covid-19
2 months ago
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Nonatherosclerotic Causes of MI Common in Younger Patients
SCAD was common and frequently misdiagnosed, especially in women, which can be problematic for treatment decisions.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/nonatherosclerotic-causes-mi-common-younger-patients
2 months ago
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Lift as You Rise: Women in Cardiology Meet in Madrid to Talk Change
The RISE @ ESC Congress 2025 meeting made clear that policies matter, but so too do interpersonal connections on a local scale.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/lift-you-rise-women-cardiology-meet-madrid-talk-change
3 months ago
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ESC/EAS Stress Early LDL-Lowering in Select High-risk Patients
A focused update to the dyslipidemia guidelines makes room for new drugs, statins in HIV, and early combo therapy for some.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/esceas-stress-early-ldl-lowering-select-high-risk-patients
3 months ago
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Brendan Maher
3 months ago
Inspired by Fred Rogers,
@nature.com
asked readers to help us 'find the helpers' amid the crisis in American science. What emerged were inspiring stories of researchers, legal experts, data hounds and government scientists who are fighting the dismantling of the US research enterprise. đ§Șđ§”1/6
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ESC Guidelines Update Clarifies Pregnancy Risks and Choices in Women With CVD
In addition to less restrictive guidance for some high-risk patients, the document advises vaginal birth whenever possible.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/esc-guidelines-update-clarifies-pregnancy-risks-and-choices-women-cvd
3 months ago
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Renewed Questions About Safety of Paclitaxel Devices in PAD: SWEDEPAD
What to make of the registry findings is debatable, but a mortality signal in PAD patients with claudication raised eyebrows.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/renewed-questions-about-safety-paclitaxel-devices-pad-swedepad
3 months ago
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ICYMI, TCTMD team coverage of
#ESCCongress
from Madrid can be found on our conference page:
tctmd.com/conference/e...
. Late-breakers, slides, and a video wrap up from Dr. George Dangas.
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ESC 2025
https://tctmd.com/conference/esc-2025
3 months ago
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AI-Supported Coaching Shows Promise for Improving Glycemic Control
The user-friendly approach helped diabetic patients get A1c levels under control and reduce the number of prescribed therapies.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/ai-supported-coaching-shows-promise-improving-glycemic-control
3 months ago
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Digital Health for Doctors, Too? Tools Emerge to Promote Well-being
Whether itâs via an online program or simply a smartwatch, healthcare professionals stand to gain skills and insights.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/digital-health-doctors-too-tools-emerge-promote-well-being
3 months ago
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Coronary DCB Works Well in Multilayer In-Stent Restenosis: AGENT IDE Subanalysis
The advantage over balloon angioplasty in this higher-risk subset was consistent with the results seen in single-layer ISR.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/coronary-dcb-works-well-multilayer-stent-restenosis-agent-ide-subanalysis
4 months ago
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US Stroke Rehab System Not Serving Patient Needs, Societies Say
Access to rehabilitation is a âlifelineâ for patients that needs to be protected and preserved to ensure their recovery.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/us-stroke-rehab-system-not-serving-patient-needs-societies-say
4 months ago
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TCTMDâs Top 10 Most Popular Stories for July 2025
Some good news, some âsobering,â this month for tricuspid valve interventions, physician payments, and colchicine.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/tctmds-top-10-most-popular-stories-july-2025
4 months ago
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4 months ago
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AF Touted as âBad Playerâ in Patients Undergoing Mitral TEER
The AF population is sicker than those in sinus rhythm and needs more attentive care, both before and after the procedure.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/af-touted-bad-player-patients-undergoing-mitral-teer
4 months ago
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Air Pollution in Canada Ups CAC, Total Plaque, and Obstructive CAD
The data highlight the scope of the troubling relationship being seen even in regions with relatively low levels of pollution.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/air-pollution-canada-ups-cac-total-plaque-and-obstructive-cad
4 months ago
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Key Subgroups of HF Patients Missing Out on SGLT2 Inhibitors: Registry Data
The data from 2019 to 2023 show rapid uptake of the drugs alongside wide patient- and practice-level variations.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/key-subgroups-hf-patients-missing-out-sglt2-inhibitors-registry-data
4 months ago
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5 months ago
"Itâs not so much that one therapy is better than another, but there are consequences to everything that we do," says Isaac George.
www.tctmd.com/news/carbon-...
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Carbon Footprint of Surgical AVR Double the Size of TAVIâs
The study isnât intended to sway clinical decision-making, but to make doctors aware of the impact of their choices.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/carbon-footprint-surgical-avr-double-size-tavis
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POPCORN: Hemodialysis Patients Fare Well With Tailored PAD Therapies
The frequent exclusion of such patients from trials makes real-world data like these valuable for clinicians, says Eric Secemsky.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/popcorn-hemodialysis-patients-fare-well-tailored-pad-therapies
5 months ago
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No Benefit of Sentinel Device During TAVI: Updated Meta-analysis
Some believe that future studies are still needed to tease out whether there are high-risk subgroups who will benefit.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/no-benefit-sentinel-device-during-tavi-updated-meta-analysis
5 months ago
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Failure of âJailedâ CIED Leads Not Uncommon After TTVR: TRIPLACE
The findings highlight the importance of having an EP versed in lead management on the heart valve team, one expert says.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/failure-jailed-cied-leads-not-uncommon-after-ttvr-triplace
5 months ago
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Alerts to Physicians Close Gaps in AS Management Between Women, Men
In DETECT AS, the passive notifications improved rates of AVR and boosted survival, with bigger gains in women.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/alerts-physicians-close-gaps-management-between-women-men
5 months ago
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5 months ago
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Simple Sitting-Rising Test Linked to Natural and CV Mortality
The test of nonaerobic functioning may raise awareness that people need to work on balance and flexibility as they age.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/simple-sitting-rising-test-linked-natural-and-cv-mortality
5 months ago
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6 months ago
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GLP-1s Reduce Limb and Cardiac Events in Peripheral Artery Disease
Like in the STRIDE study of PAD, GLP-1s improved outcomes, but more work is needed to clarify who may benefit most.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/glp-1s-reduce-limb-and-cardiac-events-peripheral-artery-disease
6 months ago
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Low Bleeding Risk With Abelacimab in AF Patients Undergoing Invasive Procedures
With the factor XI inhibitor, clinicians may have more flexibility when managing anticoagulation in this common scenario.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/low-bleeding-risk-abelacimab-af-patients-undergoing-invasive-procedures
6 months ago
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Societies Push CV Trialists to Recruit More Women
Thinking outside the box is needed to spark greater enrollment of women in research endeavors historically dominated by men.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/societies-push-cv-trialists-recruit-more-women
6 months ago
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TCTMDâs Top 10 Most Popular Stories for May 2025
Our most-read articles explore âocclusion MIâ versus STEMI, TAVI in asymptomatic AS, and highlights from recent conferences.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/tctmds-top-10-most-popular-stories-may-2025
6 months ago
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TCTMD
6 months ago
ASSET-IT: Tirofiban Boosts Outcomes After IV Thrombolysis for Acute Stroke
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ASSET-IT: Tirofiban Boosts Outcomes After IV Thrombolysis for Acute Stroke
ASSET-IT: Tirofiban Boosts Outcomes After IV Thrombolysis for Acute Stroke
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Tue, 05/27/2025 - 15:57 Todd Neale Citing a low hemorrhage rate and other issues, one expert says the results should be replicated before changing practice.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/asset-it-tirofiban-boosts-outcomes-after-iv-thrombolysis-acute-stroke?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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David Winchester
6 months ago
"Our metaâanalysis found no evidence that fasting before elective coronary angiography reduces adverse events."
@americanheart.bsky.social
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Fasting Before Cardiac Catheterization: Still Necessary? A Systematic Review and MetaâAnalysis of Randomized Clinical Trials | Journal of the American Heart Association
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.040445
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CV Death Rates in Autoimmune Disorders Waning, but Still Higher in Women
The findings highlight the importance of rheumatology, cardiology, and primary care working together to intervene early.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/cv-death-rates-autoimmune-disorders-waning-still-higher-women
7 months ago
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Med-IQ cardiology
7 months ago
ICYMI: Data from Ph3 TANDEM & BROADWAY trials presented last week at
#EASCongress25
indicate obicetrapib may be another tool to âLDL and Lp(a) in pts w/ASCVD or HeFH. Outcomes data from PREVAIL anticipated early 2026!
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When Early Cardiogenic Shock Isnât Dealt With, Outcomes Can Suffer
Approximately one in four patients died, deteriorated to a higher shock stage, or were transferred for a higher level of care.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/when-early-cardiogenic-shock-isnt-dealt-outcomes-can-suffer
7 months ago
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Duke Clinical Research Institute
7 months ago
New evidence is shining light on the safety of pulsed-field ablation for Afib, which DCRIâs Jon Piccini says âthe net benefits to the patient are significant,â and that âthe field is doing all the right things we need to do to get this right.â Learn more:
www.tctmd.com/news/studies...
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Studies Spotlight Safety Concerns With Pulsed-Field Ablation for AF
Itâs not as âperfect as they are selling it,â but it does avoid the more catastrophic complications of thermal ablation, says one EP.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/studies-spotlight-safety-concerns-pulsed-field-ablation-af
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Medicare Analysis Reassures on PCI in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
With volume predicted to rise at ASCs the coming decade, it will be important to keep tabs on outcomes and adverse events.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/medicare-analysis-reassures-pci-ambulatory-surgery-centers
7 months ago
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