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• Association Between Obesity and CV Outcomes
  Do mendelian randomization studies support the association between obesity and cardiovascular outcomes observed in other types of studies?
• Identifying Worldwide Barriers For Women in Interventional Cardiology
  Identifying barriers and providing potential solutions to empower more women to join interventional cardiology may be crucial in addressing the significant gender disparity within the specialty, according to an article published Nov. 19 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
• Frailty Associated With Increased Bleeding Risk in Older AMI Patients, NCDR Study Finds
  Increasing frailty in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients ages 65 and older may be associated with major bleeding overall, and these patients may be at increased risk of bleeding when undergoing cardiac catherization, according to a study published Nov. 19 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
• NCDR Study Finds HF Hospitalization May Increase ICD Complication Rates
  Patients undergoing initial ICD placement for primary prevention who are currently hospitalized or have been recently hospitalized for heart failure (HF) may be more likely to experience periprocedural complications or death, according to a study published Sept. 13 in Circulation.
• NCDR Study Shows Bleeding Risk May Be Higher in TAVR Patients Prescribed DAPT
  TAVR patients who are discharged with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) may have a significantly higher risk of major bleeding events, vs. patients who are discharged with antiplatelet monotherapy, according to a study published July 9 in the American Heart Journal. 
• Guest Editorial | The Expanding Role of CCTA Post ESC Congress 2018; Editors' Perspective
  The recent European Society of Cardiology meeting was a pivotal event for the field of cardiac computed tomography (CT), which will have long-term implications for the field of cardiovascular imaging and interventional cardiology.
• Cover Story | Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia: Nontraditional Risk Factors For Cardiovascular Disease
  Pregnancy is a predictor of future cardiovascular health in women. Cardiovascular disease has been estimated to be present in 1 to 4 percent of pregnancies. The incidence of pregnancies in women with heart disease is rising, mainly due to an increased number of women with congenital heart disease reaching childbearing age, advancing maternal age and […]
• Feature | Achieving Patient-Centered Care Through Shared Decision-Making
  The expressions "doctor's orders" or "the doctor knows best" may bring about images of a physician who curtly dictates the most appropriate treatment, leaving little time for a patient to fully grasp their condition or possible treatment options and ask questions. In other words, an image of a hierarchical, perhaps antiquated, doctor-patient relationship from a […]
• New in Clinical Documents | New Guideline Outlines Recommendations For Evaluating Managing Bradycardia
  A new guideline released by the ACC, American Heart Association (AHA) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) outlines the clinical presentation and approach to clinical evaluation of patients who may have bradycardia or conduction diseases. The guideline supersedes the pacemaker recommendations made in the ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities.
• Feature | Addressing Mitral Regurgitation: Insights From CardioSurve
  Transcatheter therapy for repair or replacement of the mitral valve (MV) is transforming the treatment of mitral regurgitation (MR). Along with an expanding evidence base, with perhaps the COAPT results in patients with heart failure and moderate/severe secondary MR being the most recent installment to advance the field, there are numerous efforts to educate cardiovascular […]