The HCPLive conference coverage page features articles, videos, and expert-led live coverage from major medical meetings throughout the year.
Wire-Free Pacemaker Shows Promise
New York City-based researchers reported that a leadless cardiac pacemaker (Nanostim/St. Jude Medical) implanted non-surgically via a catheter through the femoral vein had a better safety record than conventional devices. But it has other limitations.
Atrial Fibrillation: Rivaroxaban Helps Prevent Stroke and Major Bleeding
September 1st 2015The first real-world study of its kind revealed that rivaroxaban, marketed as Xarelto, can reduce the risk of stroke and major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) – a group that is five times more likely to suffer a stroke compared to the general population.
Heart Failure Patients: Gene Transfer Therapy Does Not Help
Barry Greenberg, MD, UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, La Jolla, California, USA, presented results from the Calcium Up-Regulation by Percutaneous Administration of Gene Therapy in Cardiac Disease Phase 2b (CUPID 2) gene transfer study at the European Society of Cardiology 2015 Congress.
PCSK9 Inhibitor Dramatically Reduces Cholesterol in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia
The Sanofi/Regeneron PCSK9 inhibitor alirocumab (Praluent)- approved in July in the US - lowered cholesterol in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia to levels "unreachable with statins" researchers said at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in London, UK.
In the time since Florence Nightingale first developed the profession of nursing as it is known today a lot has changed for the men and women in the field. Even still the work they do has been a key part of the medical world as training has increased and improved as well.
Q&A With Kim Williams From Rush University: ACC and ESC Work Toward Common Goals in Cardiac Care
Representing two of the major conferences in the cardiac world the American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology have found ways to work together to help patients on both sides of the Atlantic.
Diabetes, Other Risk Factors Significantly Increase Heart Attack Risk in Young Women
August 31st 2015Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) cause more than 52% of all deaths in females, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and myocardial infarction (MI) incidence is increasing in the younger population.
Finerenone vs. Eplerenone: Trial Shows Mixed Results
In heart failure patients with diabetes and/or chronic kidney disease, a new, non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist called finerenone was no more effective than the currently approved MRA eplerenone in reducing the heart failure biomarker N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide. But it had other benefits.
The MANTRA-PAF trial, A study looking at a treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation reached its five year follow-up mark and the results were shared at the recent European Society of Cardiology Congress to see whether surgical or pharmaceutical treatment was better for patients.
Study: NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors Have Equivalent Side Effects
Researchers in Scotland found that in a trial involving more tha n 7,000 patients, the rates of adverse cardiac and other negative outcomes were about the same whether these patients took NSAIDs or COX-2 inhibitors.
CIRCUS Trial Results: Cyclosporine No Better than Placebo for Heart Failure Following PCI
August 30th 2015According to trial results presented at ESC Congress 2015, treatment with cyclosporine was no better than placebo for patients who received percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
Q&A With Joep Perk From Linnaeus University: Risk Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease in Practice
By the time patients are treated by a cardiologist their condition has already made significant progress. Finding ways to treat them before they reach the specialist stage has become a focus of the medical community.
Q&A With Jagmeet Singh From Harvard Medical School: Studies From ESC Show Promise for Cardiology
At the annual ESC Congress in London there were many key studies presented. Some of them could provide information that doctors can put into practice as soon as they return to the office.
Q&A With Berrak Yegen From Marmara University: Can Exercise Help Heal Gastric Ulcers Faster?
Patients with gastric ulcers are always looking for the fastest way to heal their conditions. A recent study looked at whether exercise in rats helped expedite the healing process.