News

Colchicine pre-PCI improves biomarkers, not injury risk
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – Oral colchicine before percutaneous coronary intervention didn’t prevent adverse events but improved inflammatory biomarkers.
News

Cardiac arrests peak with pollution in Japan
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – The incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Japan increased on days when counts of...
News

Icosapent ethyl cost effective in REDUCE-IT analysis
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – Treatment with the fish-derived drug for CV event reduction is more effective and less costly than placebo.
News

GALILEO, GALILEO 4D: Mixed results in post-TAVR anticoagulation
- Author:
- Marlene Busko
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Although a rivaroxaban-based strategy was linked with better valve outcomes in GALILEO 4D, it was tied to worse...
News

Weaknesses exposed in valsartan recall
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
PHILADELPHIA – A population study in Canada exposed incomplete adherence after the valsartan recall of July 2018.
News
Study links hepatitis, higher mortality post liver transplant
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Study finds that higher post–liver transplant mortality in autoimmune hepatitis may be linked to lower retransplant rates in this population.
Opinion

What repair is best for juxtarenal aneurysm?
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – Experts compare outcomes of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with fenestrated endograft and endograft...
News

Chronic kidney disease may not be deterrent for B-FEVAR
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – A single-center study found endo repair of thoracoabdominal and pararenal aortic aneurysm may be safe...
News

Retinal artery blockage doesn’t necessarily portend stroke
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – A single-institution review reports a lower rate of stroke in patients with retinal artery occlusion...
News

F-BEVAR safe in patients with one kidney
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – Patients with a single functioning kidney and those with two had similar outcomes after fenestrated-branched endovascular repair of AAAs...
News

Isolated iliac disease a marker for better health status?
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – Trial shows patients with isolated iliac and multilevel disease do better after intervention than those with other types of PAD.
Article

Study questions preemptive TEVAR for extended type A dissections
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – Interim results from a single-center study show that preemptive TEVAR may not be necessary for type A aortic dissections.
News

Hospitalist comanagement reduced odds of MI, shortened vascular surgery stays
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – A care model that uses hospitalists to comanage vascular surgery patients reduced hospital stays, with...
News
Trial: Stem cells may reduce AAA inflammation
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Early trial results show a stem cell treatment successfully targets and activates cells that suppress...
News

Is EVAR for ruptured AAA worth revisiting?
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – Analysis of a national database finds endovascular repair has lower overall mortality than open surgery for ruptured abdominal aortic...