CT for Endovascular Tx; Aortic Dissection Patch; Rape Trial for Denver Cardiologist

Endovascular therapy for acute stroke again showed clinical benefit when patients were selected using noncontrast CT, a randomized trial showed. (The Lancet)

Abiomed got a warning letter from the FDA about its failure to report quality issues with the Impella and the lack of premarket approval for the pump’s monitoring system. (MedTech Dive)

In ADAPTABLE, the effectiveness and safety of high‐ versus low‐dose aspirin was not modified by baseline P2Y12 inhibitor use. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

High stress at the time of myocardial infarction was one factor separating women with obstructive versus nonobstructive coronary artery disease. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Cardiac Imaging Inc. and its founder will pay over $85 million to resolve kickback allegations related to overpaying cardiologists to supervise PET scans.

Younger age did not translate into a better prognosis for people with premature heart attacks in a prospective cohort study. (Clinical Cardiology)

Asymptomatic patients with Brugada ECG pattern demonstrated a low arrhythmic event rate of 0.2% per year overall, though people with spontaneous type 1 cases and positive electrophysiologic studies were at higher risk. (Circulation)

In healthy individuals, left ventricular mass was reduced after a week-long break from endurance training, according to a meta-analysis. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

Higher arterial stiffness looks to be the bigger contributor to cerebral small vessel disease over blood pressure. (Stroke)

For transvenous implantation of cardiac implantable electronic devices, the intra-pocket ultrasound-guided axillary vein puncture technique proved superior to standard cephalic vein cutdown in a randomized trial. (European Heart Journal)

An adhesive bioresorbable patch for treating aortic dissections showed promise in preclinical experiments. (JACC: Basic to Translational Science)

Mortality and stroke rates after transcatheter aortic valve replacement were not significantly higher for people with type 0 or type 1 bicuspid anatomy at one Chinese center. (Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions)

Reassuringly, amlodipine use did not correlate with an increase in heart failure or other adverse events. (Function)

Could a placenta that grows too fast during pregnancy be the reason why some people develop pre-eclampsia and not others? (Nature Genetics)

Neither high nor low HDL cholesterol was good news for cognitive outcomes in a large observational study. (Neurology)

Denver cardiologist, Stephen Matthews, MD, accused in multiple date rape cases, pleaded not guilty and will stand trial next March. (CBS News)

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