TAVI as good as surgery for patients at low surgical risk

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is as effective as surgery for patients with aortic stenosis who are classified as low risk, a major trial has shown. TAVI is currently reserved for high-risk patients who are deemed unsuitable for surgery, but findings from a multinational...

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is as effective as surgery for patients with aortic stenosis who are classified as low risk, a major...

SGLT2 inhibitor effective against HF regardless of ejection fraction

Canagliflozin reduces the overall risk of heart failure (HF) events in patients with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk, irrespective of ejection fraction. An Australian-led study, published in Circulation and presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting in...

Canagliflozin reduces the overall risk of heart failure (HF) events in patients with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk,...

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Cardiologist mourned after Christchurch terror attack

Cardiologist Amjad Hamid has been named as one of the victims of the Christchurch terror attack by a white supremacist. Dr Hamid had worked as a cardiologist for the Canterbury District Health Board for 20 years, and also had a visiting...

Cardiologist Amjad Hamid has been named as one of the victims of the Christchurch terror attack by a white supremacist. Dr...

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Two drinks a week the safe limit for AF patients: study

Abstinence from alcohol results in a significant reduction in AF burden and severity in patients who are regular drinkers, an Australian trial has shown. Results of a prospective study at the The Alfred and Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, showed...

Abstinence from alcohol results in a significant reduction in AF burden and severity in patients who are regular drinkers, an...