Cardiology Pharmaceuticals
June 2, 2025
Deeper Answers from the ABYSS Trial June 2, 2025
Diving deeper into the ABYSS trial, a new sub-analysis suggests that patients with MI and preserved LVEF who stop taking their beta-blockers experience significant rises in heart rate and BP, potentially increasing their risk of adverse events. Now ABYSS’ new sub-analysis gives insights as to why beta-blockers help reduce adverse outcomes post-MI by examining the […]
Cardiology Business
May 29, 2025
Boston Scientific Bows Out on TAVR May 29, 2025
Marking its departure from the TAVR market, Boston Scientific officially discontinued sales of its Acurate neo2 and Acurate Prime TAVR systems and will no longer seek approval from the FDA or other regulatory agencies. While there’s no one reason to blame for Boston’s decision, it’s likely the recent three way clinical comparison trial presented at […]
Surgeries & Interventions
May 22, 2025
Navitor Versus Sapien 3 Ultra: Different in the Details May 22, 2025
One year data from the NAVULTRA study published in JACC suggests that Edwards’ Sapien 3 Ultra and Abbott’s Navitor intra-annular TAVR valves have similar short-term clinical outcomes, with a few key differences. The NAVULTRA study explored data from 4k TAVR patients who received either Navitor or Sapien 3 Ultra and found that all-cause mortality was […]
