Coronary Artery Disease

A novel drug-eluting coronary artery implant that “uncages” after 6 months appears to have similar short-term performance to a drug-eluting stent while maintaining flexibility of the treated artery, according to an early study in humans.

Abbott is recalling certain lots of its imaging catheter with OCT because the marker band farthest from the catheter tip may become loose and separate from the catheter during use.

In adults with CAD, those with HDL of 80 mg/dL or greater are nearly twice as likely to die of any cause compared with those with HDL between 40 mg/dL and 60 mg/dL, according to an analysis of two large biobank databases.

Medtronic announced it received FDA approval for its next generation drug-eluting stent.

WASHINGTON — A “voice biomarker” may be able to predict which patients have CAD or develop chest pain or ACS, according to findings presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

In a nationwide study, men were more likely to experience sudden cardiac death than women across all age groups, researchers reported in Heart.

In patients with stable chest pain and intermediate pretest probability of CAD, risk for major adverse CV events was similar after CT or invasive coronary angiography, with fewer procedure-related complications with an initial CT strategy.

10-year mortality according to presence of highly calcified lesions in high-risk patients with CAD who had CABG or PCI with DES.

The inaugural chest pain guideline, from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association, redefines how physicians discuss chest pain with patients and provides a detailed clinical decision pathway for diagnosis and management.

In a meta-analysis of seven trials, colchicine was associated with reduced risk for MACE in patients with CAD who underwent PCI.