The novel stent platform, which elutes a sirolimus analog from a biodegradable platform, was noninferior to the sirolimus-eluting stent in terms of the primary end point of cardiac death, MI, and target-vessel revascularization. Heartwire
Increasing evidence points to insulin resistance as a primary etiologic factor in the development of nonischemic
heart failure. What are the specific potential therapeutic approaches? Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Long-term results have been reported on the emerging technique of cryoablation--which uses freezing rather than heat to ablate the pulmonary vein for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Heartwire
As early medical reports trickle into the literature, imagers who have used the new technology say it will radically improve patient care, and finally provide nonechocardiographers with high-resolution images that actually look like a heart, beating before their very eyes. Heartwire
