Not surprisingly, older patients fared worse, but some older and younger patients saw stroke benefits requiring more study.

Though women have a lower risk of ventricular arrhythmias than do men, it still exceeds the threshold to justify a device.

When levels are high, doctors tend to be less aggressive with statins, even though HDL shouldn’t be used to guide treatment.

A trend toward higher mortality in women with PPM who received a self-expanding valves deserves more scrutiny, though.

The controversial taNRP protocol shortens ischemic time for donations after circulatory death and improves outcomes.

The agency’s decision for the balloon-expandable Sapien 3 platform is based on groundbreaking results from EARLY TAVR.

Yet the disparities by sex, race/ethnicity, and location pale in comparison to a striking overall lack of adoption.

The novel aldosterone inhibitor works, but longer-term safety data are needed before the drug might be approved.

The US guidelines are likely to change following the release of the VANISH2 results last year, Christine Albert anticipates.

Investigators for both studies said ongoing analyses will help put the divergent management strategies into better context.

The choice between ICD types still should be based on each individual patient’s risk factors, Kenneth Ellenbogen says.

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