Pulmonary Artery

In patients with cardiogenic shock due to acute heart failure, use of a pulmonary artery catheter was associated with reduced risk for in-hospital mortality, according to a retrospective observational study.

BOSTON — In the Healio video exclusive, Cardiology Today Intervention Section Editor Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, discussed late breaking research in renal and pulmonary artery denervation and other trials presented at TCT 2022.

BOSTON — Pulmonary artery denervation improved exercise capacity and measures of cardiac function vs. a sham procedure in patients with WHO group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension, speaker reported.

BOSTON — Pulmonary artery denervation improved exercise capacity and measures of cardiac function vs. a sham procedure in patients with WHO group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension, speaker reported.

In a cohort of patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction, those who received sacubitril/valsartan demonstrated decreased pulmonary artery pressures at 30 days compared with those who did not receive it, researchers reported.

Among patients with HF, empagliflozin lowered diastolic pulmonary artery pressure and was effective at reducing CV death and HF hospitalizations regardless of sacubitril/valsartan use, researchers reported.

PHILADELPHIA — Two different sensors were able to safety and accurately measure pulmonary artery pressures for remote HF management, which resulted in improvements in symptoms and quality of life, according to data from the SIRONA and MEMS-HF trials presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

LAS VEGAS — In the EXTRACT-PE trial, an aspiration mechanical thrombectomy device was safe and effective among patients with acute pulmonary embolism, researchers reported at VIVA 19.

The FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to a therapeutic intravascular ultrasound system for patients with pulmonary artery hypertension, according to a manufacturer press release.

Newborns with the congenital heart defect patent ductus arteriosus face many potential complications such as respiratory failure, acute kidney injury, necrotizing enterocolitis and HF. But closing it has been much easier said than done.