I agree with President Podolsky, 'No one in the UT Southwestern community comes to work motivated by the desire for rankings, but rather the desire to provide the best care possible to our patients and their families.' health.usnews.com/best-hospitals…

The ISAR-REACT 5 trial showed that prasugrel was superior to ticagrelor at preventing major adverse ischemic events. Learn more from Dr. Anthony A Bavry: bit.ly/34Se5F0

Nice review article on the ACURATE neo transcatheter heart failure

Would you offer #TAVR to this elderly female on dialysis w HF symptoms: Echo, LVEF 52%, AVA 0.8, mean 21, DI 0.24 Aortic valve ca++ score 606 R/LHC, SVi 43, wedge 29 (v-wave ~45), mPA 40, AVA 0.9 by thermo (1.16 by fick), mean 31

Agree with all comments. Tough case!! Thought about PYP scan, although w NL SVi, not sure if this would be helpful? My experience with BAV for low-grad AS; not very helpful. RA 10, thermo CI 3.5, fick CI 4.4; doesn't seem particularly high-output.

After a heart attack, nearly 1/1,000 patients who don't get ER care develop a VSD – a small hole in their heart that kills 97% of its victims. But this catheter-based procedure offers hope to save their lives. UTSW Heart cardiologist Anthony A Bavry shares how. utswmed.org/medblog/after-…

Trial from #ESC2020 examining antiplatelet therapy after #TAVR. DAPT is routinely recommended after valve implant but little evidence for this practice. American College of Cardiology acc.org/latest-in-card… How will this modify your practice?

Think that self-expanding #TAVR valves are associated with superior hemodynamics? Experimental and registry data with invasive hemodynamics (499 subjects) disputes that notion. Journal of Invasive Cardiology Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt Sunil V. Rao Thomas Pilgrim Hoda Hatoum Ki Park

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Congratulations to Dr Shah in her work to develop the theory that sex may be an important factor to consider in patients with secondary MR

The TOMAHAWK trial showed that early coronary angiography was not beneficial compared with initial intensive care management among patients with out-of-hospital #cardiacarrest. Learn more from Dr. Anthony A Bavry: bit.ly/2WGjp08 #ESCCongress

The AVATAR trial presented at #AHA21 showed that early AVR was beneficial at preventing adverse events among patients with asymptomatic severe #vhdAS. Get the details here: bit.ly/3ky8Sx5 #cvACS Anthony A Bavry Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt

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ICYMI: The COMPLETE trial at #ACC22 showed complete revascularization was superior to culprit-only revascularization at reducing death or #cvMI. Get the details here: bit.ly/37bNGsU #STEMI Anthony A Bavry Kim Eagle

The PATENS trial at #ACC22 failed to show that intra-arterial nitroglycerin prevents radial artery occlusion after cardiac catheterization. Get the details here: bit.ly/3wVxNSa #cvPrev Anthony A Bavry Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt

ICYMI: The SuperWIN trial presented at #ACC22 showed dietary intervention within the supermarket increased the purchase of healthy foods and improved the DASH score. Learn more here: bit.ly/3DAwlpA #cvPrev Kroger Anthony A Bavry Kim Eagle

NEW SCAI Document on Clinical Proctoring. This statement discusses legal considerations, roles & responsibilities, & recommends best practices to reduce the potential for adverse events, misunderstandings, COI, & unexpected medicolegal liability. doi.org/10.1016/j.jsca…

The CORDIOPREV trial showed that a Mediterranean diet was successful at preventing major adverse cardiovascular events. Find out more here: bit.ly/3lE0yvC #cvSurg #cvCAD #cvPrev Anthony A Bavry Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt

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Q: What is the effect of amyloidosis on outcomes of #TAVR? A: There was no difference in in-hospital mortality or 30-day readmission rate after TAVR in patients w/ severe aortic stenosis & amyloidosis, compared to patients w/ lone AS. More: bit.ly/3lwPiVJ #JACCAdvances