January 6, 2023 Cardiology Study concludes that cryoablation treatment of Atrial Fibrillation was “associated with a lower incidence of persistent atrial fibrillation or recurrent atrial tachyarrhythmia over 3 years of follow-up than initial use of antiarrhythmic drugs.”
November 8, 2022 Cardiac Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) presented new data, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showing that catheter ablation may be better than antiarrhythmic drugs at halting disease progression.
October 26, 2022 Cardiology New research shows non-nicotine-containing e-cigarettes cause cardiac arrhythmias in mouse models. Human studies required to follow up on this finding.
June 11, 2021 Cardiology CDC and other regulators working to assess risk and if there is a causal relationship between mRNA vaccines and myo/pericarditis seen predominately in a small number of males 16-24 years old after 2nd dose.
May 20, 2021 Cardiology Research presented at American College of Cardiology meeting states that 19 per cent of people with hypertension are taking other OTC or prescription meds that elevate their blood pressure. Awaiting published study.
February 21, 2020 Cardiac Study concludes that left-digit bias plays a role in whether someone age 80 versus age 79 receives coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
December 4, 2019 Cardiology Biological mechanisms remain hypothetical to explain why observational study finds brushing your teeth three times a day reduces your risk of atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure.
November 19, 2019 Cardiology Implications of major study on stents for heart disease could change guidelines favouring medication alone for certain patients
September 4, 2019 Cardiology Study shows that for certain patients, stenting multiple arteries after heart attack leads to a better outcome.
