Feature Toppling Silos, Testing Tech, and Trimming Egos: How COVID-19 May Remake Medicine By Shelley Wood
News • Interventional Same Drop in MI, HF Admissions Seen in COVID-19’s Second Wave UK study results offer a grim warning for hospitals facing surging COVID-19 admissions, and for patients leery of seeking help. By Shelley Wood January 22, 2021
News • Interventional TAVI vs Minimally Invasive AVR Yields Surprising Findings: Meta-analysis TAVI is typically compared with “classic SAVR,” so an RCT against minimally invasive SAVR would be welcome, if unlikely. By Yael L. Maxwell January 22, 2021
News • Interventional DEVT, SKIP Trials Add Support for Omitting IV tPA Before Stroke Thrombectomy UPDATED Trial data so far are not “absolutely convincing,” however, and the field awaits the results of additional studies. By Todd Neale January 21, 2021
News Echo Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Kids Gets a Boost The randomized study of Nepali schoolchildren fills an evidence gap. Next up: obstacles to implementation must be addressed. By Caitlin E. Cox January 21, 2021
News New Advanced Training Outlined for Future Vascular Medicine Specialists With level III training, physicians would learn key skills for the diagnosis and noninvasive treatment of complex vascular disease. By Michael O'Riordan January 21, 2021
News COVID-19: TCTMD’s Daily Dispatch for January 21 Biden takes initial pandemic response steps, India gifts vaccine to South Asia, Europe mulls stricter travel rules, and more. By Todd Neale January 21, 2021
News • Interventional CMS Extends MitraClip Coverage to Functional MR, Carves Out Imager Role The NCD for transcatheter edge-to-edge repair specifies heart team makeup and volume requirements. By Shelley Wood January 20, 2021
News FDA Approves Vericiguat for High-risk Patients With HF The approval, the first from the FDA in 2021, follows the positive results from the VICTORIA trial presented last year at ACC. By Michael O'Riordan January 20, 2021
News True Myocarditis Uncommon in COVID-19, Review Concludes A roundup of published autopsy data and a comparison of tissue samples provide some reassurance for clinicians. By L.A. McKeown January 20, 2021
Feature Cardiac Care Feels Staffing Crunch as Big Money Converts COVID-19 Travelers Nurses and techs are quitting permanent jobs for lucrative traveling contracts, leaving hospitals and cath labs scrambling. By Shelley Wood January 20, 2021
News • Interventional Cerebral Embolic Protection Use Low During TAVI, Not Tied to Stroke Risk The retrospective German study showed, however, that use of Sentinel was associated with lower in-hospital mortality. By Todd Neale January 20, 2021