Angina

Chronic total occlusion PCI performed in Latin America is primarily done for angina relief, had a success rate of more than 80% and conferred low incidence of MACE, despite resources that are limited compared with other regions, according to an analysis published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.

Intensive glucose management can help adults with type 1 diabetes avoid an initial or subsequent cardiovascular disease or major adverse cardiovascular disease event, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

Approximately 50% of high school students are vaping. The major product in these devices is nicotine, one of the most addicting substances known. As editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Medicine, I have already accepted several articles pointing out serious pulmonary complications related to vaping. This new product is well on its way to becoming a major public health problem.

Routine use of fractional flow reserve to manage CAD among patients with diabetes may be linked to an increased rate of treatment reclassification, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.

The American Heart Association Scientific Sessions had several presentations with major implications for cardiology, most notably the ISCHEMIA and ISCHEMIA-CKD trials, considered to be the most important findings for management of stable ischemic heart disease in more than a decade.

Inadequate sleep played a role in the association between adult occupational position and CHD more so in men than women, according to a study published in Cardiovascular Research.

Invasive strategy vs. conservative strategy for treatment of patients with moderate or severe ischemia.

Healio asked experts for their key takeaways from the ISCHEMIA and ISCHEMIA-CKD trials of invasive vs. conservative strategies in patients with stable ischemic heart disease.

SAN FRANCISCO — Guidance with OCT led to a lower occurrence of significant angina or the composite of MACE compared with guidance with fractional flow reserve in patients with angiographically intermediate coronary lesions, according to 13-month data from the FORZA trial presented at TCT 2019.

The beneficial effect of a coronary CT angiography-based strategy on clinical outcomes compared with standard care in patients with chest pain was consistent across subgroups, and the benefit chiefly occurs because of preventive treatments given to those with stable CAD, according to new data from the SCOT-HEART study.