ESC Recs During COVID; Risky BP Pattern Post-Thrombectomy; Simultaneous IVUS & OCT?

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) released guidance on diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease during the pandemic. (European Heart Journal)

How parents and doctors came to the conclusion that the threat of myocarditis in kids is more worrisome after COVID-19 infection rather than vaccination. (National Geographic)

Counting total heart failure events tilted PARADISE-MI more favorably towards sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto) over ramipril in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). (Circulation)

Within a year after acute respiratory infection, people at elevated cardiovascular risk were at particularly high risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other acute cardiovascular events, an English cohort study showed. (Lancet Digital Health)

For patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome, oral P2Y12 inhibitor pretreatment before angiography was no help in terms of cardiovascular outcomes and only increased bleeding, according to a meta-analysis. (JAMA Network Open)

Stroke patients who had blood pressure fall from high to moderate levels soon after receiving endovascular therapy had excess risk of a bad functional outcome and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage. (Stroke)

Life expectancy varied for people over 60 undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement, with chronological age significantly tied to survival among low-risk patients in particular. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Within metropolitan areas in the U.S., transcatheter aortic valve replacement programs were less likely to proliferate in poorer zip codes. (JAMA Cardiology)

A meta-analysis found that survival was likely longer after an MI with non-obstructive coronary arteries than one associated with obstructive coronary artery disease. (Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes)

Age and echocardiographic parameters were predictors of worse cardiorespiratory fitness in women with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer. (JACC: CardioOncology)

FDA reminded clinicians of the risk of cardiac perforation when implanting leadless pacemakers and noted that it is paying attention to this phenomenon as it monitors post-approval data for the Medtronic Micra.

Cardiologs’ artificial intelligence cardiac diagnostics platform was given 510(k) clearance from the FDA for pediatric use, the company announced.

Prevencio claimed that its HART CADhs blood test is more accurate than high-sensitivity troponin in flagging obstructive heart disease in diabetic patients.

Conducting experiments on explanted human and pig hearts, scientists gained a better understanding of how repolarization abnormalities of the heart can lead to the development of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. (Science Translational Medicine)

A first-in-human study was promising for a novel hybrid catheter that allows for simultaneous capture of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. (Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions)

An artificial intelligence algorithm showed promise in identifying valvular heart diseases from echocardiographic videos. (JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging)