Cardiology 2024 Highlights and Predictions for 2025

Drs Harrington and Gibson review their picks for the top cardiology trials of 2024 and look ahead to 2025, particularly what health topics may be prioritized by the new administration.

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Beta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction and Preserved Ejection Fraction (REDUCE AMI) https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMoa2401479

Intensive Blood-Pressure Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (BPROAD) https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2412006

Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis EARLY TAVR https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2405880

Asundexian versus Apixaban in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (OCEANIC-AF) https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2407105

In the Wake of OCEANIC-AF, Is Equipoise Regarding Factor XI Inhibition Still Afloat? https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.105

Preventive percutaneous coronary intervention versus optimal medical therapy alone for the treatment of vulnerable atherosclerotic coronary plaques (PREVENT): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00413-6

Preventive Coronary Stents: Not There Yet

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/preventive-coronary-stents-not-there-yet-2024a10006yr

Speech by Commissioner Robert M. Califf to the House of Medicine June 16, 2023

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/speeches-fda-officials/speech-commissioner-robert-m-califf-house-medicine-06162023

Evolution of Single-Lead ECG for STEMI Detection Using a Deep Learning Approach

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.11.039

From ST-Segment Elevation MI to Occlusion MI: The New Paradigm Shift in Acute Myocardial Infarction https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101314

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