2 East Asian studies say endovascular therapy, DAPT with ticagrelor favorable for understudied stroke patients RESCUE-Japan LIMIT finds endovascular therapy benefits large core strokes; CHANCE-2 shows ticagrelor¡¯s superiority over clopidogrel for CYP2C19 loss-of-function allele carriers March 11, 2022 Read More
Oscillating history of heart xenotransplantation strikes forward with breakthrough operation US transplant surgeons report first successful pig-to-human heart transplant, offering glimpse of uncertain hope for end-stage heart failure patients Feburary 11, 2022 Read More
PCI vs. CABG debate continues in left main after meta-analysis shows tradeoffs, no clear winner Concrete PCI superiority, noninferiority to CABG in LMCAD remains undeclared; meta-analysis suggests no mortality difference but tradeoffs on MI, stroke, repeat revasc January 27, 2022 Read More