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A new meta-analysis of sham-controlled trials shows renal denervation provides clinically meaningful reductions in blood pressure with acceptable safety, but still may not be ready for prime time.
email article Stable angina symptoms disappeared over time for many medically-treated patients without requiring medication changes or a revascularization procedure, according to CLARIFY registry data. Among patients who had stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and angina, 39.6% had symptoms resolve at 1 year without coronary revascularization. By 5 years, 45.8% of patients were alive, event-free, and angina-free, reported Philippe Gabriel Steg, MD, of Hôpital Bichat in Paris, and colleagues. The vast majority (84.4%) of individuals who had baseline angina controlled at 5-year follow-u...
“We think there remains a lot of uncertainty whether these omega-3 fatty acids actually benefit patients,” Steven Nissen says.
There were more downstream tests and some hints of harm, although one expert cautions this may have been chance.
May 06, 2021 Patients with stable ischemic heart disease treated with optimal medical therapy in the ISCHEMIA trial spent more time alive out of the hospital at 2 years when compared with those treated with an invasive strategy, but by 4 years the difference between the two approaches was a wash, according to a new analysis. When excluding hospitalizations related to the invasive protocol-assigned procedures, there was no statistically significant difference in the number of days spent alive out of hospital (DAOH) between the two treatment strategies at any time point, report investigators. ...