CARDIOLOGY

Colchicine and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Elevated C-Reactive Protein: A Real-World Propensity-Matched Study

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Colchicine and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Elevated C-Reactive Protein: A Real-World Propensity-Matched Study
Inflammation is a key driver of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD), and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) identifies patients at heightened residual inflammatory risk despite contemporary lipid-lowering and antithrombotic therapy. ,,…
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Colchicine’s Unfinished Story in Cardiovascular Care

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Colchicine’s Unfinished Story in Cardiovascular Care
Over recent years, inflammation has moved from an abstract cardiovascular risk factor to a modifiable therapeutic target. The concept of “residual inflammatory risk,” due to inflammation even after optimizing cardiovascular…
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Best Practices for Use of the Super High Pressure OPN Balloon

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Best Practices for Use of the Super High Pressure OPN Balloon
Severe coronary artery calcification is associated with suboptimal stent expansion, higher complication rates and worse clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention. Several devices and techniques have been developed to facilitate…
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Breast Arterial Calcification and Its Association With Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Breast Arterial Calcification and Its Association With Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality
Breast arterial calcification (BAC), detected on routine mammography, is the calcification of medial arteries. BAC has been suggested to be linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. A systematic search was…
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Radial Versus Femoral Secondary Access in Patients Undergoing TAVI: Rationale and Design of the RADIAL-TAVI Trial

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Radial Versus Femoral Secondary Access in Patients Undergoing TAVI: Rationale and Design of the RADIAL-TAVI Trial
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become the standard treatment for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) across most surgical risk categories. Despite its minimally invasive nature, transfemoral TAVI…
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FFR-Guided Complete versus Culprit-Only Revascularization in Patients With Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on FFR-Guided Complete versus Culprit-Only Revascularization in Patients With Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract In patients with myocardial infarctions (MI) and multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), the effect of fractional flow-reserve (FFR)-guided complete revascularization during index hospitalization versus culprit-only revascularization remains unclear. Our…
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Emergency Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair as a Bail-Out Strategy After Failed NeoChord Surgical Repair in Acute Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Emergency Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair as a Bail-Out Strategy After Failed NeoChord Surgical Repair in Acute Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation
Highlights • M-TEER is a feasible bail-out option after surgical NeoChord failure. • Tailored TEE imaging and device selection enable success in complex post-surgical MV anatomy. • This case expands…
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