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August 2026 Dispatch for the CV Team

By: L.A. Mckeown

This month: toilet seats to detect AF, respiratory protection from statins, video education for PCI discharge, and more.

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Study Links Hemoglobin Dips After Starting OACs to Cancer

By: L.A. Mckeown

A drop in hemoglobin isn’t cause to panic but may warrant action based on patient-specific factors, says Husam Abdel-Qadir.

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POET II Supports Shorter Antibiotic Course in Infective Endocarditis

By: L.A. McKeown

Compared with standard treatment, an abbreviated regimen was associated with more relapses but didn’t compromise safety.

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STAREE: Statins Cut MACE Risk by 30% in Older Adults With No CVD History

By: L.A. McKeown

While there was no change in disability-free survival, the results should impact guidelines, says François Mach.

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TRIC-I-HF Scores Big Clinical Wins for TTVR in High-risk Patients

By: L.A. McKeown

As the first TTVR trial to impact HF hospitalization and mortality, it “feels like a COAPT-like moment,” says Mohamad Alkhouli.

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TARGET-CTCA: When MI’s Already Ruled Out in Chest Pain, Imaging Doesn’t Add Much

By: L.A. McKeown

The lack of impact on outcomes was surprising, says the investigator, though the FAST-CTCA trial may still come through.

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ESC Introduces First Clinical Guideline for Cardiac Rehab

By: L.A. McKeown

While no comparable guidelines exist in the US, Richard Kovacs of the ACC said he considers it to be “eye-opening.”

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Nurse-Led Care Model Optimizes Outcomes in HFrEF: TIME-HF

By: L.A. McKeown

It’s unclear if individual parts of the intervention or the integrated approach itself contributed to improvement over usual care.

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APOC3-Targeting Drug Has Benefits in Severe Hypertriglyceridemia

By: L.A. McKeown

SHASTA-3/4 trial data show plozasiran, like olezarsen, can drastically lower triglycerides and the risk of acute pancreatitis.

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CMS Finalizes Anticipated Updates to National Coverage of TAVI

By: L.A. McKeown

Asymptomatic patients will now be covered and more flexibility has been given to heart teams for individualizing patient care.