Cardiology Pharmaceuticals May 8, 2025
Obicetrapib Puts on a Show May 8, 2025
Results from NewAmsterdam Pharma’s Phase 3 BROADWAY and TANDEM trials suggest that obicetrapib could be an effective LDL-C lowering treatment, both on its own or combined with […]
Cardiology Pharmaceuticals May 8, 2025
Marea Makes Progress on MAR001 May 8, 2025
Marea Therapeutics presented positive data from the Phase 2a clinical trial of its fat-targeting monoclonal antibody, MAR001, that could help address lipid and metabolic drivers of ASCVD. […]
Surgeries & Interventions May 5, 2025
FDA Approves TAVR for Asymptomatic AS May 5, 2025
TAVR will officially be an option for asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis following the FDA’s approval of Edwards Lifesciences’ SAPIEN 3 platform for the patient group. […]
Cardiology May 1, 2025
Cardiac Wire’s Top Six of HRS 2025 May 1, 2025
Heart Rhythm Society and sunny San Diego brought together the biggest HRS in years, with everything from custom presentation theaters to exciting afterparties. We hope everyone who […]
Atrial Fibrillation April 28, 2025
GLP-1s Add AFib To Their Benefits List April 28, 2025
It seems like every week we’re discovering a new GLP-1 cardiac benefit, with the TRANSFORM-AF study now suggesting the drug could help reduce AFib burden. Examining the […]
Surgeries & Interventions April 24, 2025
RESILIA’s Eight Year Results Impress for SAVR April 24, 2025
Eight-year data presented at HVS 2025 suggests that SAVR valves that use Edwards Lifesciences’ RESILIA tissue have better long-term outcomes compared to non-RESILIA bioprosthetic SAVR valves. The […]
Artificial Intelligence April 21, 2025
How AI is Expanding ECG and Echo’s Applications April 21, 2025
Building stronger evidence for AI’s place in cardiology, this week brought several examples of how AI can improve ECG use cases and automate Echo for new disease […]
Cardiology Pharmaceuticals April 17, 2025
Verve Vaults Forward From Topline Results April 17, 2025
Completing its pharma comeback story, Verve Therapeutics announced successful results from the Heart-2 Phase 1b Clinical Trial of its in-vivo base editing drug, VERVE-102, that targets the […]
Cardiology Pharmaceuticals April 14, 2025
At Home Nasal Sprays and PSVT ER Visits April 14, 2025
Data analysis from the NODE-301 Phase 3 trial suggests that patients self-adminstering Milestone Pharmaceuticals’ etripamil (CARDAMYST) might be able to avoid ER visits for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia […]
Cardiology Practices April 10, 2025
Does Value Based Care Improve Cardiology? April 10, 2025
Casting doubt on value based cardiac care, a JAMA study found that outpatient cardiology practices enrolled in an accountable care organization (ACO) through the Medicare Shared Savings […]
Atrial Fibrillation April 7, 2025
PFA or Cryoballoon for Paroxysmal AFib? April 7, 2025
Expanding the potential patient population for pulsed field ablation, results from the SINGLE SHOT CHAMPION study suggest PFA might be just as good as cryoballoon ablation for […]
Cardiology April 3, 2025
The Top Trends of ACC.25 April 3, 2025
The ACC 2025 meeting is all wrapped up after matching the attendance and excitement of last year’s expo, with a clear trend toward better diagnostics and even […]
Surgeries & Interventions March 31, 2025
Abbott Enters Burgeoning IVL Segment March 31, 2025
Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) may have once been synonymous with Shockwave Medical, but it’s now rapidly becoming one of the hottest segments in interventional cardiology, spurred on by Abbott’s […]
Cardiology Pharmaceuticals March 27, 2025
Ezetimibe Plus Statins Equals Better Outcomes March 27, 2025
New results from a vast Mayo Clinic meta-analysis suggest that combining ezetimibe with statins to lower LDL-C could have significant mortality and MACE benefits over statin monotherapy. […]
Cardiology Pharmaceuticals March 24, 2025
Amvuttra Arrives for ATTR-CM with a High Asking Price March 24, 2025
It’s not surprising that Alnylam’s Amvuttra (vutrisiran) received FDA approval for ATTR-CM last week, but what shocked many was Alnylam’s choice to price the drug at nearly […]
Structural Heart March 20, 2025
Amulet’s Slight Edge over Watchman 2.5 for LAAO March 20, 2025
Although there’s still ongoing debate on who should receive LAAO devices, new five year results from the Amulet IDE trial confirm that both Abbott’s Amulet occluder and […]
Cardiology Pharmaceuticals March 17, 2025
Reconsidering LAAO Postprocedural Management March 17, 2025
Real-world data from the EMERGE LAA postapproval study suggests it might be time to rethink the discharge medications prescribed to patients after LAAO. Diving deeper into data […]
Surgeries & Interventions March 13, 2025
CABG Better than PCI for T2D Patients March 13, 2025
One of the biggest risk factors for patients who need coronary revascularization is diabetes, and a new study in JAMA suggests CABG could be a better option […]
Surgeries & Interventions March 10, 2025
TAVR Long Term Outcomes Trump Surgery March 10, 2025
A new JACC study highlighted the long term benefits of TAVR using the Evolut valve (Medtronic) compared to surgical AVR when it comes to avoiding bioprosthetic valve […]