Instagram Feed Click below for more information about the CRT Group activities Join us at #CRT2025 and step into the spotlight where innovation and expertise meet 🚀💡. Together, let’s engineer a brighter tomorrow🌟. Submit your #innovation and take the stage to present your technology! Visit CRTmeeting.org for submissions portal, link in bio. Learn More > #CRT2025 Early Registration ends in 1 Week. 📅 Don't miss your chance to register and save with the best rate for you! Visit CRTmeeting.org to register today Learn More > A case of a woman presenting with electrocardiogram shark-fin phenomenon caused by subarachnoid hemorrhage “underscores the significance of meticulous clinical assessment” for ST-segment changes and the inclusion of intracranial pathology in the differential diagnosis, warns a new report. Read more Learn More > A newly published review is calling for more randomized trials to be carried out in order to further strengthen the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular mortality. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Join us at #CRT2025 for 4️⃣ days filled with exceptional cardiology education 📚, networking prospects 🤝, and chances to engage with influential experts in the field. Apply for a full scholarship today! Visit CRTmeeting.org Learn More > Let 's see your groundbreaking research 📚 and challenging cases 👩⚕️ at #CRT2025! Presenters become associate faculty! Visit CRTmeeting.org for submission details, link in bio. Learn More > Randomized control trials do not show long-term benefits of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices on cardiovascular outcomes, say researchers, who point out post-hoc analyses demonstrates improved outcomes in those who use CPAP adequately. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Watch #CRTvirutal Saturday: Week 3 of Masters Course! Featuring a 🔶 live case 🔶 from East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, NC, operated by Paul D. Mahoney, MD. 🫀 Learn More > At #CRT2025, share your breakthroughs 💡 in cardiovascular medicine 💗 and interventions 🩺 for the opportunity to educate and inspire others! Visit CRTmeeting.org for submission details, link in bio. Learn More > 🚀✨Ready to make your mark in the world of interventional cardiology? Unleash your expertise by submitting your valve & structural Interesting Cases and Abstracts to #CRT2025! Submission details 👉 CRTmeeting.org Learn More > #CRT2025 Early Registration pricing ends September 30! Register today to receive the best rate for you! Visit CRTmeeting.org to register, link in bio. Learn More > Don't miss your chance to take the spotlight light and become associate faculty👨🏫! Present the latest in science, 🧪 innovation, 💡 and research 📄 at #CRT2025! Visit CRTmeeting.org, link in bio for submissions. Learn More > 🍂🍁Join #womenincardiology this Saturday, September 14 for the second week of #CRTvirtual Masters Course! 🍁🍂 Don't miss the live case, debates in hot topics, and more! Learn More > Watch DMV Cath Lab Case Club: September Edition! 🍂 🔹Featuring🔹 Abdallah El Sabbagh, MD Jonathan S. Reiner, MD Fayaz A. Shawl, MD Learn More > #CRTvirtual is led by all #women this week! 💪🍁 You don't want to miss this Saturday's Masters Course, featuring a live case from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC, and operator Arasi Maran, MD. See you there! Learn More > Watch Nicolo Piazza, MD, PhD, will discuss a Medtronic webinar on #coronary access after #TAVR Learn More > Watch David Ferreira, MD, will discuss the SCOFF trial click link below Learn More > 🌟 Top Interesting Cases will be chosen for an oral presentation at #CRT2025, allowing you to share your knowledge and insights with peers. 🎤 Presenting authors will earn the prestigious title of CRT 2025 Associate Faculty! 🏆 Plus, the Top Learn More > This is your chance to immerse yourself in #CRT2025 with full access—no tracks, just limitless possibilities! 📚 Enjoy the ride with a full scholarship covering hotel, airfare, and registration! ✈️🛏️ Don't miss the magic—apply today at CRTmeeting.org, link in bio! Learn More > Hurry 🏃♂️ #CRT2025 Early Registration pricing ends in 3 weeks! Register and save on the best rate for you at CRTmeeting.org! Learn More > 🌟 Join us at the #CRT2025 annual Women in Cardiology Sessions, where empowerment meets expertise. Let's celebrate the trailblazers reshaping the heart of healthcare! 🚀 Apply today for a scholarship at CRTmeeting.org, link in bio! Learn More > Learn More > Learn More > The #CRT2025 Early Career Leadership Program paves the way for rising stars ✨ in interventional cardiology & endovascular medicine 🩺💗 Visit CRTmeeting.org to apply today! Link in bio. Learn More > Risk of cardiovascular death or nonfatal MI was not significantly reduced in older patients with #NSTEMI who underwent an invasive strategy, compared with those who underwent a conservative strategy, over 4.1 years, results from the SENIOR-RITA trial show. Read more Learn More > #PCI is associated with a lower risk of a major adverse events, compared with conservative treatment, in patients undergoing #TAVI with CAD, reports new 2-year follow-up data from the NOTION-3 study. Read more from #ESC2024 on #CRTonline. Link in bio. Learn More > 📣#CRT2025 Scholarships 📝 are available for fellows, early career leaders, and women in cardiology! Join us for 4️⃣ days filled with exceptional cardiology education 👩🏫, networking prospects 🤝, and chances to engage with influential experts in the field 🩺. Learn More > Newly-presented data from the RHEIA trial suggest that #TAVI using SAPIEN 3 or SAPIEN 3 Ultra is superior to #SAVR for reducing the rates of death, #stroke or rehospitalization in women with severe AS. Read more from #ESC2024 on #CRTonline. Learn More > Oral anticoagulants should be paused for #TAVI, authors of the POPular PAUSE TAVI trial say, after finding patients on continued anticoagulation had bleeding but no relevant differences in thromboembolic events. Read more from #ESC2024 on #CRTonline. Link in bio. Learn More > The TIGHT-K trial reported an important finding in the peri-procedural management of #CABG patients: aggressive supplementation of potassium does not provide any clinical benefit, and in fact leads to higher costs. Read more from #ESC2024 on #CRTonline. Link in bio. Learn More > No-touch harvesting does not provide any benefit over conventional techniques in preventing vein graft failure or major adverse cardiovascular events, shows the SWEDEGRAFT study. However, it is associated with increased leg wound complications in the short and long term. Read Learn More > Join us this Saturday for our first #CRTvirtual Master's Course! You don't want to miss this lineup: 🔶 Live Case from the Minneapolis VA Medical Center 🔶 Review of Late-Breaking Trials from ESC 🔶 Cardiogenic Shock and Complex PCI 🍁Saturdays Learn More > No difference in ischemic events or major bleeding were observed between the continuation of aspirin monotherapy versus no antiplatelet therapy in patients with a drug-eluting stent undergoing non-cardiac surgery, with a modest increase in minor bleeding, the ASSURE-DES trial reveals. Learn More > Tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair significantly reduces the severity of secondary tricuspid regurgitation and improves quality of life compares to guideline-directed medical therapy alone, according to 12-month follow-up data from the TRI-Fr study. Read more on #CRTonline. Link in bio. Learn More > TEER is as effective as surgery for treating patients with secondary mitral regurgitation, a new study concludes, with the technique’s better safety profile a key benefit. Read more on #CRTonline. Link in bio. Learn More > Adding transcatheter mitral-valve repair to the treatment plan of patients who have HF with moderate to severe FMR, in addition to guideline-recommended medical therapy, leads to lower rates of first or recurrent HF hospitalization or cardiovascular death, according to results Learn More > Share your research at CRT 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ 📗 Practice: Interesting Cases 📘 Innovation: Best Innovation Competition 📙 Evidence: Abstracts and Late-Breaking Trials Learn More > Our #ESC2024 coverage begins TODAY! Stay tuned for coverage on late-breaking trials 🫀 -News -Slides -Interviews Learn More > ➡️ Heads up ⬆️ #CRT2025 early registration ends in 30 days! Go to www.crtmeeting.org and register NOW! Learn More > 🙌 #CRT2025 Scholarship Opportunities 🙌 We can't wait to see you at CRT 2025! Apply for one of our three scholarships: 🔶 Early Career Leaders 🔶 Fellows 🔶 Women in Cardiology Learn More > 📲 Call for Abstracts 📲 Submit your Abstracts to by Friday, November 22, 2024 for a chance to be featured at #CRT2025! Learn More > Stay tuned for our ESC Congress 2024 coverage!! Coming soon... Learn More > Present the latest in Science, Innovation, and Research at #CRT2025! Learn More > Check out the August CRM Journal Club! Five clinicians discuss the article "Percutaneous coronary intervention before transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A propensity score matched analysis," by Safi U. Khan et al. 📚 Learn More > By standardizing the workflow for patient assessment before implantation of a new transcatheter aortic valve (redo TAV), heart teams can better assess the feasibility of redo-TAV for any index TAV, as well as identify patients anatomically unsuitable or suboptimal for Learn More > Register early for #CRT2025 and SAVE 😱! You don't want to miss your favorite #cardiology conference! Go to https://crtmeeting.org/ and register today 🫀 Learn More > New trial findings suggest that patients with severe bicuspid valve AS, who underwent #TAVR with the Evolut (Medtronic) bioprosthesis, demonstrates lower rates of all-cause mortality or disabling stroke. Read more on #CRTonline. Link in bio. Learn More > Yeah, we're brining it back at #CRT2025: The Nurse and Tech Interesting Cases Competition! Submit your interesting cases and join us! 🏆 Learn More > The presence of severe aortic wall thrombus on pre-procedural multidetector CT is strongly associated with thromboembolic complications, including stroke and mortality, in patients undergoing transfemoral #TAVR, an analysis of patient data reports. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > 🍂🍁 Saturdays are for #CRTvirtual 🍁🍂 Get ready to join our course directors for Masters Course on Saturdays from September 7-28, 2024! 🔶 Ron Waksman, MD 🔶 Suzanne Baron, MD 🔶 Lowell Satler, MD Learn More > #WomeninCardiology, we want to see YOU at #CRT2025! Together, we can break boundaries. Apply for our WIC scholarship today! 👸🫀🥼 Learn More > Got an Interesting Case? We want to see it 👀 Submit your interesting cases for #CRT2025 by December 10, 2024! Learn More > Sutureless aortic valves appear to have some midterm advantages versus surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement, including reduced surgery time, but long-term outcomes are still unclear, according to a new meta-analysis of observational evidence. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Maintaining or adopting a traditional Mediterranean Diet, even after a cancer diagnosis, may be beneficial, says a new study, which attributes the regimen’s health benefits to its blend of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antitumor compounds. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Saturdays are for #CRTvirtual! Join us for Masters Course every Saturday, September 7 - 28! Click Learn More to register today! Learn More > Join us for the August DMV Cath Lab Case Club! Featuring Drs Ben-Dor, Hashim and Jones. Learn More > This is the final week of #CRTvirtual Fellows Boot Camp! Catch Up by clicking Learn More! Learn More > 📞 Calling all Nurses and Techs 📞 join us at #CRT2025 for the Nurse and Tech Interesting Cases Competition! Submit your case today at www.crtmeeting.org! 🎉 Learn More > Late-breaking trial submissions are open for #CRT2025!!! Submit yours TODAY 🫀🔎📚💡 Deadline for submissions: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Learn More > Apply today for our #WomeninCardiology scholarship! We are excited to have you join us at #CRT2025! Learn More > Check out the #CRT2025 Focus Tracks!!! 🟣 Atherosclerosis & Lipids 🟠 Coronary 🟢 Digital Health & AI 🟣 Endovascular 🟠 Equity, Inclusion & Diversity 🟢 Heart Failure 🟣 Nurses & Technologists 🟠 Technology & Innovation 🟢 Valve & Structural 🟣 Learn More > More than 22 million Americans living in rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged counties have no access to cardiologists, despite having a greater burden of cardiovascular disease, according to data reported in a new research letter. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Want to showcase your interesting and challenging cases at #CRT2025? Submit your cases by Thursday, December 10, 2024! Learn More > The July CRM Journal Club is now available on #CRTonline!! Watch as we discuss "US trends of in-hospital morbidity and mortality for acute myocardial infarctions complicated by cardiogenic shock," by Margaret Koester and colleagues. Learn More > Complete revascularization leads to significant reductions in all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction and major adverse cardiovascular events compared with culprit revascularization, according to a new study. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Catch up on Week 2 of #CRTvirtual Fellows Boot Camp week 2. 🔹 Impella CP with SmartAssist Product Showcase 🔹 Complex Coronary Hot Topics I 🔹 Complex Coronary Hot Topics II Learn More > To appropriately address gender inequities in cardiovascular health, cardiologists should recognize that psychosocial stress negatively affects cardiovascular health and is unequally distributed between men and women, a new review reports. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Watch Omar A. Oliva, MD, will discuss "How to Retrieve Your Prostyle When it Gets Stuck." Learn More > Watch Azeem Latib, MD, and Andrea Scotti, MD, will discuss "Percutaneous Closure of a Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm" Learn More > Re-watch the product showcase featured on Saturday, July 27, 2024 #CRTvirtual Fellows Boot Camp Learn More > Submit your #CRT2025 abstracts by Friday, November 22, 2024!! Oral presentations will take place for those with the top abstracts 😱 🎉 We can't wait to read your submissions! Learn More > A better understanding of the interplay between heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and tricuspid regurgitation could lead to more refined management strategies that address both conditions simultaneously, according to a new review. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Graft failure during #CABG #surgery is more frequent in #women, according to a new study, which links the complication to a higher risk of adverse #cardiac events and death post-surgery. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Catch Up on Week 1 #CRTvirtual Fellows Boot Camp This session has several interesting features: 🔵 Morning Trivia 🔵 Radial Access 🔵 Product Showcase 🔵 Femoral Access 🔵 MCVC Course Teaser Learn More > The use of bempedoic acid to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is similar to that of statin use, as a new prespecified analysis outlines the therapy’s role in reducing the risk of major adverse #cardiovascular events. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > CRT is committed to advocating for women in cardiology, with over a decade of initiatives. Join your colleagues from around the world at #CRT2025 and experience programming designed by women for women. Apply today for a scholarship Learn More > High levels of lipoprotein(a) cholesterol as part of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol makeup were associated with raised #coronaryheartdisease risk in a new wide-scale European population study. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Semaglutide appears to be an effective treatment for improving functional status, reducing symptoms, and improving weight in patients with obesity-related HFpEF, reports a new pooled analysis of trial data. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Which of the #CRT2025 🔸10 Focus Tracks🔸 are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments ⬇️ Learn More > Become a #CRT2025 Early Career Leader! Join us at CRT next spring. Apply for a scholarship today! 📩 Applications due December 12, 2024 📩 Learn More > 🎉 Back by popular demand 🎉 #CRT2025 will feature our second Nurse and Tech Interesting Cases Competition!! Submit your Nurse and Tech case today, link in bio. Learn More > Join us for the July DMV Cath Lab Case Club!!! We have three featured speakers: 🎤 Luke Dawson, MBBS, MPH 🎤 Homam Ibrahim, MD 🎤 Asaad Nakhle, MD Learn More > Female patients with HFpEF on the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide saw a greater reduction in bodyweight than male counterparts in the STEP-HFpEF trials, with otherwise similar treatment benefits, according to a secondary analysis of the program. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Register early for #CRT2025 and SAVE! You don't want to miss out. Register here today: www.CRTmeeting.org Learn More > Wojtek Wojakowski, MD, PhD, will discuss "First Case of the Treatment of Massive Tricuspid Regurgitation With the CroíValve DUO Coaptation Valve in a Patient With a Right Ventricular Pacemaker Lead." Learn More > Navin Rajagopalan, MD, will discuss "Practical Guidance for Hemodynamic Assessment by Right Heart Catheterization in Management of Heart Failure" and Wojtek Wojakowski, MD, PhD, will discuss "First Case of the Treatment of Massive Tricuspid Regurgitation With the CroíValve DUO Coaptation Learn More > A review of #artificialintelligence in #cardiovascular care predicts its widespread use, with the technology aiding the implementation of multimodal data at the point of care to personalize treatments and eventual outcomes. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Submit your #CRT2025 Abstracts by Friday, November 22, 2024! Top Abstracts will be presented orally at CRT 2025. Learn More > Calling all Fellows!! Did you know we have scholarships for #CRT2025? Apply and join us! Recipients have full access to CRT 2025 sessions. 🫀 Deadline: Thursday, December 12, 2024 Learn More > The RECOVER IV randomized trial has been stopped early for ethical reasons. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Did someone say SCHOLARSHIPS for #CRT2025?? We have scholarships available: 🔶 Early Career Leaders 🔶 Fellows 🔶 Women in Cardiology Join us!! We can't wait to have you at CRT! Learn More > Boston Scientific Corp. announced that it has agreed to acquire Silk Road Medical Inc., a medical device company that specializes in vascular surgical treatments to reduce the risk of #stroke. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Become faculty at #CRT2025! Give us the latest scoop in science, technology and research. Visit www.CRTmeeting.org for more info! Learn More > An algorithm-based approach used among an interprofessional vascular care team to decide upon lipid management for peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients proved more effective in achieving rapid LDL-C targets vs. current “usual care” over 1 year in the OPTIMIZE PAD-1 Learn More > Autoimmune diseases are independently associated with a higher burden of coronary atherosclerosis and a substantial higher risk of future episodes of ASCVD, according to a large registry analysis from Denmark. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > The 10-year mortality rate in #STEMI patients who had survived the first 90 days following primary #PCI was similar to that of the general population, according to a new Danish study. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Did you know??? 🟢 Registration for #CRT2025 is OPEN! 🟢 You can register early and SAVE Join us March 8-11, 2025 at the Washington Hilton for your favorite #cardiology conference! Go to www.CRTmeeting.org and register today! Learn More > Teleflex and Arrow International’s recall of the Arrow FiberOptix and Arrow UltraFlex intra-aortic balloon catheter kits has been identified as Class I, the most serious type, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Non-white children and neonates who undergo #cardiacsurgery are at greater risk for mortality and longer postoperative length of hospital stay, a new analysis from the Pediatric Health Information System Database shows. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Check out the ⚡highlights⚡ for #CRT2025! What are you most excited for Learn More > A new retrospective cohort study shows that female Medicare beneficiaries who undergo #CABG are more likely than men to receive care at low-quality hospitals. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Kalyan Chitturi, DO, will discuss "Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Thrombosis Definitions, Clinical Impact, and Management: A State-of-the-Art Review," and Muhammad Waqas Mazhar, MBBS, will discuss "Challenges Guide Us Toward The Right Treatment." Learn More > Functional stenosis can occur in transcatheter aortic valves (TAVs) in the absence of obvious and significant calcification, according to an analysis of explanted TAVs that recommends the non-calcific degeneration of TAVs should be taken into consideration when evaluating TAV performance Learn More > 🗣️Call for Innovations🗣️ we want you to share your technology at #CRT2025!! Submit your innovations today! Join us for CRT March 8-11, 2025 Learn More > Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors were well tolerated and showed “favorable” outcomes for transthyretin cardiomyopathy patients in a new U.S./European observational study. Read more on #CRTonline Learn More > Social determinants of health such as inequity in care access and systemic bias are associated with operative and longitudinal mortality after congenital heart surgery, new research suggests. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Despite an ongoing increase in the number of women entering the fields of #medicine and #science, the proportion of women authors across all article types in major #cardiovascular journals remains low, a new study finds. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Watch the June CRM Journal Club 📖 now!!! Featuring a discussion about "The impact of gender on outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation between self-expanding valve and balloon-expandable valve," by Kazuya Tateishi, MD, and colleagues. Learn More > New permanent pacemaker (PPM) within 30 days of #TAVR, remains a frequent complication in patients with aortic stenosis, with identifiable clinical, electrocardiogram and imaging predictors. However, new PPM is not associated with worse 5-year clinical outcomes, including mortality, reports a Learn More > Watch the latest episode of "The King and I" on #CRTonline🫀 🔴 Season 5, Episode 2: The Evolution of Angina Treatment 🔴 Learn More > Patients who are discharged to a facility after undergoing #TAVR are more likely to have experienced disabling stroke than those discharged home, a new study finds. Read more on #CRTonline Learn More > Join your colleagues at #CRT2025! Scholarship opportunities available for Early Career Leaders, Fellows, and Women in Cardiology! 🩺 Limited space available, apply today! Visit CRTmeeting.org for applications. Learn More > Bin Wang, MD, will discuss "Snare Assistance Technique for Difficult Aortic Valve Crossing During #TAVR." Learn More > More than 1.8 million cardiovascular deaths per year can be attributed to both cold and hot environmental temperatures, with rising global temperatures over the last 20 years driving changes in cardiovascular mortality, a new analysis of data from 32 countries Learn More > Leading #cardiovascular researchers are calling for the implementation of heart-healthy changes to city design, such as increasing tree cover, according to a new JACC Seminar Series which warns that manmade pollutants and climate change contribute to millions of deaths from Learn More > 📞 Call for #CRT2025 Interesting Cases! Submit your interesting cases by 🟠 Tuesday, December 10, 2024 🟠 to present at CRT 2025. Learn More > An excess of the lipid transporter apolipoprotein B is associated with an increased risk of #MI and atherosclerotic #cardiovasculardisease, according to a new study. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Learn More > We have an exciting four days planned for you. Go register for #CRT2025 today!!! Learn More > While patterns of upstream cardiac damage do differ between the sexes, a staging classification proved effective in the stratification of 5-year outcomes in both women and men with aortic stenosis, according to a new analysis of patient data. Read more Learn More > No significant interaction was observed between the benefits of intravascular imaging and clinical presentation in the risk of target vessel failure, according to prespecified subgroup analysis of the RENOVATE-COMPLEX-PCI study. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Join us TONIGHT at 7:15 PM EST for DMV Cath Lab Case Club!! We have three featured speakers: 🔵 Jaffar Khan, MD, PhD 🔵 Toby Rogers, MD, PhD 🔵 Jason R. Wollmuth, MD 🎉 Register now at https://portal.crtvirtual.org/register See you Learn More > Get ready for the #CRT2025 interactive learning sessions!! 🟢 4 Days of Structural Heart, Late-Breaking Trials 🟣 3 Days of CTO Academy, Endovascular Intervention, Complex PCI, Innovations Hub, FDA Town Halls 🔴 Heart Failure, Hands-on Practicum learning 🔵 Nurses & Learn More > Transcatheter sinus venosus defect closure carries a procedural success rate of 97%, according to a new study, which noted that the use of long, premounted, covered stents simplified the procedure. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > #Coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity is independently associated with #MI at the vessel level and further contributes to estimates of patient-level risk, a new analysis concludes. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Madjid Boukantar, MD, will discuss "A Randomized Controlled Trial of Non-Fasting vs Fasting Before Interventional Coronary Procedures: The TONIC Trial," and Rodrigo Estevez Loureiro, MD, PhD, will discuss "Management of Severe Mitral Regurgitation in Patients With Acute #MI." Learn More > Madjid Boukantar, MD, will discuss "A Randomized Controlled Trial of Non-Fasting vs Fasting Before Interventional Coronary Procedures: The TONIC Trial," and Rodrigo Estevez Loureiro, MD, PhD, will discuss "Management of Severe Mitral Regurgitation in Patients With Acute #MI." Learn More > 📣#CRT2025 Call for Abstracts📣 Submit your abstracts today!! Learn More > A non-fasting strategy before coronary procedures was non-inferior to the routine fasting strategy, with similar incidence of vasovagal reaction, hypoglycemia and nausea, according to new trial data. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Patients who undergo valve-in-valve #TAVR, have fewer periprocedural complications and similar rates of all-cause mortality at 2 years as compared with redo #SAVR, a new retrospective study shows. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Evolving technology and treatment options for congenital heart disease can provide opportunities to dramatically alter patient prognosis; however, better identification of those at lifetime risk of preventable or treatable outcomes is central to such improvement, according to a new scientific Learn More > Did you know if you register early for #CRT2025 you'll save on registration fees? Go to www.crtmeeting.org and register TODAY!! Learn More > A new study highlights the independent prognostic importance of intramyocardial hemorrhage in managing risk after #STEMI after researchers associated microvascular injury with future adverse outcomes only in patients with a hemorrhagic phenotype. Learn More > A novel cardiac mitotrope, used to treat nonobstructive hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy, is safe, well tolerated, and associated with better #health status, according to new study findings. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > While detecting the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis in otherwise asymptomatic individuals is now possible with non-invasive imaging tools, the development of further novel imaging biomarkers – along with new concepts regarding how they may integrate with other blood markers – Learn More > Our June speakers feature Jaffar Khan, MD, Toby Rogers, MD, PhD, and Jason R. Wollmuth, MD. Learn More > Check out the 10 Focus Tracks featuring at #CRT2025!! -Atherosclerosis & Lipids -Coronary -Digital Health & AI -Endovascular -Equity, Inclusion & Diversity -Heart Failure -Nurses & Technologists -Technology & Innovation -Valve & Structural -Women in Cardiology We're excited to see Learn More > Watch Daniel Jones, MD, PhD, will discuss "Inorganic Nitrate Benefits Contrast-Induced Nephropathy After Coronary Angiography for Acute Coronary Syndromes: The NITRATE-CIN Trial." Learn More > Watch Now! Adnan Nadir, MD, MRCP, will discuss "A Strategy to Facilitate Crossing of Bicuspid Aortic Valve for Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty and #TAVR," and Daniel Jones, MD, PhD, will discuss "Inorganic Nitrate Benefits Contrast-Induced Nephropathy After Coronary Angiography for Acute Learn More > Data gathered by a multicenter, prospective, observational registry further confirm the efficacy and safety of a resorbable magnesium-based scaffold in more complex lesion settings. Read more on #CRTonline. #EuroPCR. Learn More > #TAVR patients who undergo an additional #TEER or valve replacement to treat concomitant severe valvular heart disease show lower 1-year and 5-year mortality rates than patients whose other valvular diseases remain untreated, a new study shows. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Take the 🔦 spotlight at #CRT2025 and present your late-breaking trial! Submit yours today!! Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Learn More > In patients with left main stenosis undergoing #PCI, optical coherence tomography-guided left main angioplasty did not have a significant impact on the functional result of the procedure as compared with fluoroscopy-guided angioplasty, as assessed by fractional flow reserve. Read more Learn More > In patients with symptomatic, severe mitral regurgitation (MR) undergoing #TMVR, the AltaValve system shows sustained clinical benefits, reduction of MR and potential treatment strategies for several mitral valve anatomies, according to the updated results from the AltaValve early feasibility study. Learn More > Patients with severe aortic stenosis who undergo #TAVR are at greater risk of needing pacemaker implantation, compared with patients who undergo #SAVR, a new meta-analysis of seven trials shows. Read more on #CRTonline. #EuroPCR. Learn More > In patients who are set to undergo #TAVR and are at-risk for #coronary obstruction, the ShortCut leaflet modification device is safe and achieves success in leaflet splitting, and is associated with positive clinical outcomes, a new study shows. Read more Learn More > Event-free survival is not improved with either complete anatomical or viability-guided revascularization as compared with incomplete revascularization or medical therapy alone in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction, data from an analysis of the REVIVED-BCIS2 trial show. Read more on Learn More > In patients with symptomatic, severe primary tricuspid regurgitation, transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (#TEER) and isolated tricuspid valve surgery showed comparable 1-year survival, and TEER’s procedural safety and efficacy outcomes were sustained through 1 year, a new registry analysis shows. Read more Learn More > The 1-year survival rate of patients who underwent transcatheter tricuspid valve repair to treat severe, symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation (TR) dropped as the grade of residual TR at discharge increased, according to a new registry analysis. Read more on #CRTonline. #EuroPCR. Learn More > Patients with functional mitral regurgitation who underwent #TEER with a PASCAL device showed durable MR reduction, a high survival rate and low incidence of major adverse events and sustained functional and quality-of-life improvements, a new analysis shows. Read more on Learn More > A triple-drug-eluting #coronary implant with a site-specific antithrombotic therapeutic coating significantly reduces the risk of target lesion failure when compared to a contemporary drug-eluting stent, a new study shows. Read more on #CRTonline. #EuroPCR. Learn More > Registration for #CRT2025 is OPEN!!!! Don't wait, go to www.crtmeeting.org and register today! P.S. You save if you register early 🎉 Learn More > An OCT-guided #PCI strategy for the management of patients with moderate to severe calcified culprit lesions improved stent deployment and minimal stent area, modified the choice of device for lesion preparation and did not increase procedure time or volume of Learn More > The nature of symptoms in patients with stable CAD who undergo #PCI is a powerful predictor of the placebo-controlled efficacy of PCI, according to a secondary analysis of the ORBITA-2 trial. Read more on #CRTonline. #EuroPCR. Learn More > Internationally recognized cardiologist Richard R. Heuser, MD, died Thursday. He was 73. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > The novel balloon-expandable Myval THV demonstrated noninferiority to contemporary THVs in patients with severe native aortic stenosis, new randomized trial results show. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > In patients with #coronary artery disease, the novel DynamX Bioadaptor restores arterial hemodynamic modulation, shows significant clinical benefits and has superior outcomes compared with the commercially available Resolute Onyx stent, 2-year results from BIOADAPTOR RCT study show. Read more on Learn More > Watch Shinobu Itagaki, MD, MSc, will discuss "Transcatheter or Surgical Replacement for Failed Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves." Learn More > A randomized trial that sought to include younger, low-surgical risk patients with severe, symptomatic AS and those with bicuspid aortic valves showed similar results between #TAVR and #SAVR. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > A stepwise de-escalation of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after treatment of #coronary lesions with drug-coated balloons was noninferior to standard 12-month DAPT in terms of clinical events, a new study shows. Read more on #CRTonline. #EuroPCR. Learn More > An early look at the SELUTION DeNovo trial shows that procedural results with a novel drug-eluting balloon improve with operator experience and that the trial is truly serving “all comers” patients with de novo coronary lesions. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > In the treatment of patients with coronary drug-eluting stent in-stent restenosis, a novel biolimus-coated balloon showed similar angiographic outcomes to the clinically proven paclitaxel-coated balloon, according to a new study. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > A strategy of FFR-guided #PCI and #TAVR demonstrated significantly lower event rates, including mortality, at 1 year, than a strategy of #CABG and #SAVR, in patients with concomitant complex #coronary artery disease and severe AS, new randomized trial results show. Learn More > Women with small aortic annuli who underwent #TAVR with a self-expanding valve showed similar clinical results and significantly better valve function through 1 year as compared with those whose procedure involved a balloon-expandable valve, a new analysis of the SMART Learn More > Use of angiogram-based fractional flow reserve (FFR)-concordant treatment strategies in patients with chronic coronary syndromes results in better mid-term clinical outcomes, compared with angiogram-based FFR-discordant treatment, results from an international study show. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > The novel microvascular resistance reserve (MRR) proved to be an independent predictor of the risk of the composite of all-cause mortality or heart failure hospitalization when measured directly after primary #PCI in patients who experienced #STEMI, according to a post Learn More > Patients with chronic #coronary syndrome who undergo invasive coronary angiography benefit from the use of advanced invasive diagnostics to identify obstructive and non-obstructive mechanisms of ischemia, a new study shows. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > In elderly patients with #MI at high bleeding risk, physiology-guided complete revascularization is effective post-MI, compared with culprit-only revascularization, in reducing ischemic adverse events, a prespecified analysis of the FIRE trial shows. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Late gadolinium enhancement, in particular its septal location, may help identify patients with dilated and nondilated left ventricular cardiomyopathies at elevated risk of arrhythmic events, an analysis of patient data suggests. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > The treatment of #ADHD with increasing dosage of drug treatments could raise long-term #cardiovascular risk, according to a new study. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Surgically occluded left atrial appendages (LAAs) were identified in 14% of patients with a history of atrial fibrillation and open-heart surgery, with incomplete LAA closure in 1 of 5 patients, new patient data report. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > A new analysis of the SMART trial suggests that self-expanding valves are hemodynamically superior to balloon-expandable valves in aortic stenosis patients with small aortic annuli undergoing #TAVR. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Watch now! Xiangbin Pan, MD, will discuss "First-in-Man Experience of Robotic-Assisted Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair With Pure Echo Guidance." Learn More > Endothelial cell (EC) health is negatively impacted by provoked anger through the impairment of endothelium-dependent vasodilation (EDV), a new study shows. However, other core negative emotions, such as anxiety or sadness, do not have this impact on ECs. Read more Learn More > Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) contributes to cardiovascular mortality in patients with asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis, a new study finds, opening up possibilities that CH could be used as a risk-stratifying tool or predictive marker. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > CRT 2025 Call for Submissions! 📃 Submit your interesting cases, innovations, abstracts or late-breaking trials. Click learn more below Learn More > Lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) levels were strongly associated with myocardial infarction risk, especially in patients with low-attenuation plaque (LAP) derived from coronary computed tomography angiography, according to new data that suggest the presence of LAP “could reinforce the relationship between Lp(a) and Learn More > Get ready for CRT 2025! Join us March 8-11, 2025, for your favorite #interventionalcardiology conference, and hear from our keynote speaker, Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister of the UK! Register today 🎉 Learn More > Researchers conclude that patients with type 2 #diabetesmellitus and #atherosclerosis are at high risk of revascularization, acute limb ischemia and amputation. Ticagrelor decreased this risk, but increased bleeding risk, an analysis of the THEMIS trial shows. Read more #CRTonline. Learn More > Watch now!! Go check out the EuroPCR 2024 Late-Breaking Trial Interviews on CardioTube! Click learn more below. Learn More > Among patients undergoing mitral valve repair, the addition of tricuspid annuloplasty is associated with a higher incidence of permanent pacemaker implantation, and subsequently linked with reduced long-term survival and higher rates of heart failure hospitalization and infective endocarditis, an analysis Learn More > Watch James A. Goldstein, MD, will discuss "Right Ventricular Myocardial Infarction - A Tale of Two Ventricles" by clicking learn more below. Learn More > Tune in for our #EuroPCR 2024 coverage on #CRTonline! Click below to read news articles and slide decks. Learn More > The risk of death is heightened in patients meeting two or three evidence-supporting criteria for periprocedural #MI, but not in those meeting 1 criterion, a new study finds. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Physical activity appears to reduce cardiovascular disease risks, at least in part by acting through the brain’s stress-related activity pathways, according to biobank data from more than 50,000 people. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > A combination of home-based exercise and protein supplements improves 12-week physical performance in frail, older adults who are undergoing #TAVR, a new study shows. Read more on #CRTonline. #ACC24. Learn More > #PCI performed with intravascular ultrasound guidance results in a lower 1-year risk of target vessel failure compared with angiography guidance alone, new study results show. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > FFR–guided complete revascularization of non-culprit lesions did not lower the risk of death from any cause, #MI, or unplanned revascularization than culprit-lesion-only #PCI, among patients with #STEMI or very-high-risk non-STEMI and multivessel #coronary artery disease, new trial results show. Read Learn More > The use of intravascular ultrasound guidance significantly improved the outcomes of drug-coated balloon treatment for femoropopliteal artery disease, a Medtronic and Korea United Pharm-funded study suggests. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking learn more. Learn More > Long-term major adverse cardiac events are reduced in patients with non-flow-limiting vulnerable plaques who undergo preventative #PCI plus optimal medical therapy, compared with only optimal medical therapy, the PREVENT trial shows. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > ATLANTA – Alcohol-mediated renal denervation showed a “modest but significant” decrease in 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure compared to a sham procedure at 3 months, meeting the primary endpoint, according to TARGET BP I randomized trial results. Read more on Learn More > ATLANTA – #TAVR with operator’s choice of prosthesis was noninferior to #SAVR concerning the composite of all-cause mortality or stroke at 1 year in patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis at low to intermediate surgical risk, new randomized trial data Learn More > Catch up and watch the May DMV Cath Lab Case Club by clicking learn more below. Learn More > A coronary sinus reducer improves angina compared with placebo, according to a new study, in which researchers also found the device did not improve transmural myocardial perfusion. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking learn more below. Learn More > A web-based app determined patients’ suitability for non-prescription statins in agreement with clinician assessment for more than 90% of cases in a phase III study presented Monday at the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) Annual Scientific Sessions. Read more on Learn More > SAVE THE DATE! Registration for #CRT2025 is now open. Join us from March 8-11, 2025, for 4 days of your favorite topics and sessions in #cardiology. Go to www.crtmeeting.org and register now. Learn More > ATLANTA – Topical tranexamic acid (TxA) did not reduce the risk of seizure – and increased the risk of blood transfusion – compared with standard intravenous TxA in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, new randomized trial results show. Read more on Learn More > ATLANTA – A novel program that introduced standalone chest pain units throughout the “mega-city” of Karachi, Pakistan, has improved timely access to primary #PCI and could serve as a blueprint for other developing countries, a new study suggests. Read more Learn More > The use of a liberal transfusion strategy may be particularly impactful in type 1 #MI patients with anemia, according to a prespecified subgroup analysis of data from the MINT trial that reports a trend toward better outcomes. Read more on Learn More > #CRTvirtual Spring Session 2024 may be over, but you can still catch up on all our videos online! Click learn more below to watch any session!! Learn More > Watch Leonhard Binzenhöfer, MD, will discuss "Scrutinizing the Role of VA-ECMO," and Norman Mangner, MD, will discuss "BASILICA Left, CHIMNEY Right: Protecting #Coronary Arteries According to Anatomical Requirements in Valve-in-Valve #TAVR." Learn More > ostoperative delirium incidence is not reduced while restricting benzodiazepines during #cardiacsurgery, according to an intention-to-treat analysis. Read more on #CRTonline. #ACC24. Learn More > ACS patients who stopped taking aspirin alongside the P2Y12 inhibitor ticagrelor 1 month after undergoing #PCI saw a significantly reduced risk of clinically meaningful bleeding, with no increased risk of clotting-related adverse events, at 12 months compared with patients who Learn More > Implantation of the Impella CP micro-axial flow pump after a heart attack significantly increased survival rates at 6 months in people suffering #cardiogenicshock, the DanGer Shock Trial concludes. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking learn more below. Learn More > Long-term beta-blocker treatment is not associated with a lower risk of death from any cause or new myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with acute #MI with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (≥50%), a new study shows. Read more on #CRTonline Learn More > No significant clinical benefits come from edetate disodium chelation, though chelation led to >60% reduction in blood lead levels as compared to placebo, results from the TACT2 trial show. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking learn more below. #ACC24. Learn More > A remote telemedicine-based approach for the management of patients following ACS was associated with a reduction in hospital readmission, emergency department visits, unplanned #coronary #revascularization and patient-reported symptoms, according to new trial data. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking learn Learn More > Four weekly infusions of the novel human apolipoprotein A1 (apoA-I) CSL112 did not significantly reduce 90-day incidence of CV death, MI or stroke compared to placebo, in AMI patients with multivessel disease and additional cardiovascular risk factors, according to data Learn More > ATLANTA – #TAVR with a supra-annular, self-expanding valve was noninferior to TAVR with an intra-annular, balloon-expandable valve with regard to clinical outcomes, and superior concerning bioprosthetic valve dysfunction, through 12 months in patients with symptomatic, severe #aorticstenosis who have small Learn More > Empagliflozin treatment does not significantly decrease the risk of first hospitalization from #heartfailure or any-cause death in patients who are at increased risk for heart failure after acute #MI, results from the EMPACT-MI study show. Read more on #CRTonline by Learn More > The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Abbott’s TriClip Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair System to treat tricuspid regurgitation, the device manufacturer announced Tuesday. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking learn more below. Learn More > ATLANTA – An interatrial shunt was safe but did not reduce #heartfailure (HF) symptoms compared to a placebo procedure through 2 years in patients with HF, regardless of their ejection fraction level, new randomized trial results show. Read more on Learn More > Registration for CRT 2025 is now open🎉🎉!!! Join us at the Washington Hilton hotel from March 8-11, 2025. Click learn more below to register today! Learn More > Patients with obesity and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction who are older that 65 years are prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists less often, compared with younger patients, a new registry analysis shows. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking learn Learn More > 🎉Introducing the CRT 2025 Keynote Speaker: Boris Johnson🎉!! Join us for our keynote on March 10, 2025. Register today at www.crtmeeting.org Learn More > ⚠️Live Case Alert⚠️ Watch the 4th #CRTvirtual 🌸Spring Session🌸 live case from Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands with Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, MD, PhD. Click learn more below to watch on CardioTube Learn More > Remote titration of guideline-directed medical therapy was effective, safe and feasible in patients with #heartfailure with reduced ejection fraction, increasing the percentage of patients achieving target doses in a shorter time with no excess adverse events, in comparison with standard Learn More > Watch CRTvirtual Spring Session - Imaging and Physiology, Renal Denervation and DCB. Click Learn More below to watch on CardioTube. Learn More > Catch up on Cath Conference with Simone Finocchiaro, MD, will discuss "Percutaneous Interventions for Pulmonary Embolism." Click Learn More below to watch on CardioTube. Learn More > Guideline-direct medical therapy optimization is partially and safely met with early dapagliflozin treatment in hospitalized 🏥 patients with acute #heartfailure, a new open-label study shows. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking Learn More below Learn More > A large multicenter real-world experience with the self-expanding Harmony valve for transcutaneous #pulmonary valve replacement shows excellent clinical and hemodynamic outcomes through more than 1 year of follow-up. Read more on #CRTonline click Learn More below. Learn More > Paclitaxel-coated devices were not found to be associated with a higher risk of mortality for lower limb endovascular #revascularization, according to a French national registry study. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking Learn More below. Learn More > The American College of Cardiology (ACC) Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the evaluation of possible acute #coronary syndrome in adult patients presenting with chest pain to the emergency department demonstrated safety and efficacy in a validation study. Read more on Learn More > Elderly patients treated with antihypertensive drugs are at lower risk for developing #dementia, a new case-control study shows. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking Learn More below. Learn More > !! Live Case Alert !! Catch up on #CRTvirtual Spring Session, Itsik Ben-Dor, MD, and Hayder D. Hashim, MD, live case from MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Click Learn More below to watch on CardioTube. Learn More > Impaired fetal combined ventricular output in fetuses with cyanotic congenital heart disease is associated with mortality, a new longitudinal study shows. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking Learn More below. Learn More > Did you miss a session of #CRTvirtual 🌸Spring Session🌸? Don't worry, CardioTube has you covered! Watch any session by clicking Learn More below. Learn More > The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified Abiomed’s recently distributed urgent change of instructions affecting several models of the manufacturer’s Impella pumps as Class I, the most serious type. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking Learn More below Learn More > Abdallah El Sabbagh, MD, will discuss "Percutaneous Mechanical Aspiration in Infective Endocarditis: Applications, Technical Considerations, and Future Directions." Click Learn More below to watch on CardioTube. Learn More > Jonathan Afilao, MD, MSc, will discuss "The PERFORM-TAVR Trial." Click Learn More below to watch the videos on CardioTube. Learn More > Watch the Saturday, April 27, for the third week of #CRTvirtual 🌷Spring Session🌷! Where we discussed the Management of Complex PCI. Click Learn More below to watch the videos on CardioTube. Learn More > New episodes available from the King and I!! Ron Waksman, MD, and Spencer King, MD discuss the Short DAPT Study. Click Learn More below to watch the video on CardioTube. Learn More > New episodes available from the King and I!! Ron Waksman, MD, and Spencer King, MD discuss the PREVENT study. Click Learn More below to watch on Cardiotube! Learn More > Hemorrhagic myocardial infarction can be diagnosed by a blood biomarker, which could predict adverse risk of acute outcomes, such as heart failure and sudden death, according to a new study. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking Learn More below. Learn More > A delay of greater than 30 days between diagnosis with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and limb revascularization is associated with an increased risk of amputation, reports an analysis of real-world Medicare claims data. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking Learn More Learn More > The Protego shield provides protection from total body radiation exposure for operators performing coronary and structural heart procedures, allowing procedural performance without the need for personal lead aprons, a new study finds. Read more on #CRTonline by clicking Learn More Learn More > At 4 years post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement, patients who received the CoreValve, Evolut R or Evolut PRO self-expanding valves continued to show robust clinical outcomes, and better hemodynamic outcomes, in comparison with patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement with Learn More > !! Live Case Alert !! Our second week of #CRTvirtual 🌼Spring Session🌼 featured a live case from Tucson Medical Center. Watch the case by operator, Thomas E. Waggoner, DO, by clicking Learn More below. Learn More > he sirolimus-eluting Bioadaptor implant shows superior functional performance in high-risk patients with dyslipidemia, compared to the contemporary Resolute Onyx drug-eluting stent, reports a new subgroup analysis from the BIOADAPTOR-RCT. Click Learn More to read the article. Learn More > New video available! Check out what we discussed during the April CRM Journal Club. 📚 Click Learn More below to watch the video. Learn More > The potential benefit of a staged edge-to-edge valvular intervention for mixed valvular heart disease (VHD) could improve outcomes in patients with persistent severe VHD post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Click Learn More below to read the article. Learn More > Ready for the second week of #CRTvirtual 🌷Spring Session🌷? We're excited, too! The topic this week is "Hot Topics in Structural." Click Learn More to watch the videos! Learn More > Hicham El Jattari, MD, will discuss "Watchful Waiting Strategy in Extensive Iatrogenic Aortic Dissection Complicating Percutaneous Coronary Intervention," and Athar Qureshi, MD, will discuss "First-in-Human Percutaneous Removal of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Devices With a Novel Retrieval System." Watch Recap Learn More > In patients with severe aortic regurgitation, the purpose-built JenaValve Trilogy transcatheter heart valve (THV) system has better acute performance when used off-label compared with other THVs, a retrospective analysis shows. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Did you miss a session of #CRTvirtual Spring Session? Don't worry, CardioTube🫀 has you covered! Click link below to catch up! Learn More > The AltaValve System, a novel atrial-fixation transcatheter mitral valve replacement device, showed high technical success with clinically significant reduction in mitral regurgitation, new study data show. Learn More > The Amulet left atrial appendage occluder (Abbott) shows that procedural success rates improved and periprocedural complications dropped as operators learned how to use the device, according to new results from the EMERGE LAA study. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More > Use of 20-mm Sapien 3 BEVs is associated with higher discharge echocardiography-derived mean gradients compared with use of BEVs ≥23 mm, but they have similar 3-year patient mortality rates, a new registry analysis of the shows. Read more on #CRTonline. Learn More >