The COMPASS trial (NCT01776424) compared outcomes of subjects with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) or peripheral artery disease (PAD) taking rivaroxaban plus aspirin with subjects taking aspirin alone. The primary outcome (a composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, or cardiovascular [CV] death) was … Continue Reading about Rivaroxaban plus aspirin confers mortality benefit over aspirin alone
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Rivaroxaban plus aspirin confers mortality benefit over aspirin alone
The COMPASS trial (NCT01776424) compared outcomes of subjects with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) or peripheral artery disease (PAD) … Continue Reading about Rivaroxaban plus aspirin confers mortality benefit over aspirin alone
Lowering target systolic blood pressure may decrease cardiovascular events
International Society of Hypertension global hypertension guidelines1 and European Society of Cardiology guidelines2 both recommend that … Continue Reading about Lowering target systolic blood pressure may decrease cardiovascular events
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COVID-19 in adults with congenital heart disease
Heart disease was identified as a risk factor for mortality early in the COVID-19 pandemic. It was unknown if this risk would also apply to patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). To assess this risk, … Continue Reading about COVID-19 in adults with congenital heart disease
COVID-19 and cardiac arrest, a lethal combination
Researchers compared outcomes of patients who had suffered in- and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (16 March 2020). Between 01 January and 20 July 2020, 3026 … Continue Reading about COVID-19 and cardiac arrest, a lethal combination
ARTICA Trial: Research in Progress
The ARTICA (“Acute Rule out of non ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome in the (pre)hospital setting”) trial is being conducted at Radboud UMC in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Dr. Cyril Camaro and his … Continue Reading about ARTICA Trial: Research in Progress