Echocardiography

Interventional devices for treatment of acute pulmonary embolism do not have a high level of evidence, and stakeholders must generate more evidence, according to a scientific statement published by the American Heart Association.

SAN FRANCISCO — Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the self-expanding Acurate neo device did not meet noninferiority compared with the balloon-expandable Sapien 3 device for the primary composite safety and efficacy endpoint at 30 days, according to results of the SCOPE I trial.

PARIS — Patients with aortic stenosis have poor survival rates if their condition is left untreated, regardless of whether their stenosis is moderate or severe, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Myocardial viability was not linked to a long-term benefit from CABG in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, according to results from the STICH study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

A transcatheter tricuspid valve repair system had a long-term safety profile in patients who were at high surgical risk, which led to sustained functional improvement and tricuspid regurgitation reduction for up to 3 years, according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

Clinical examination with focused cardiac ultrasonography had greater sensitivity to identify patients with left ventricular dysfunction and mitral or aortic valve disease compared with clinical assessment alone, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.