Cardiac and Vascular Intervention: What to Watch in 2018
Cardiology Today’s Intervention polled the physician Editorial Board to determine the top trends and areas to watch in cardiac and vascular intervention for 2018. View the Top 10 Trends for 2018 on this page and visit Healio.com/Intervention for regular updates on the latest news in each topic throughout the year.
10. Growing focus on critical limb ischemia
9. Interventions for heart failure
8. Novel oral anticoagulants for patients with atrialfibrillation undergoing PCI
7. Drug-coated balloons/stents and other technologies for peripheral artery disease
6. Benefits of patent foramen ovale closure on risk for recurrent stroke
5. Optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after stenting
4. Culprit lesion only vs. multivessel PCI
3. PCI vs. medical therapy for stable ischemic heart disease; ORBITA trial results draw attention
2. TAVR use expanding in patients with intermediate and low risk
1. New technologies emerging for transcatheter mitral valve replacement, repair