CoCAP (2026) — In 360 patients after CABG for an acute coronary syndrome, dual antiplatelet therapy with ticagrelor was compared with aspirin alone on graft patency on CT angiography at 12–36 months.
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ESC Congress 2026: all 58 Hot Line trials in the register, each with its result and critique.
All 58 as one document: https://t.co/hhQ3p0kDDV
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LAACS-2 — In 1,500 adults undergoing open-heart surgery, concomitant surgical left atrial appendage closure did not reduce stroke or TIA over 2 years compared with leaving the appendage open.
https://t.co/4F8a3WN8UC
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PRAGUE-26 — In 558 patients with intermediate–high-risk pulmonary embolism, catheter-directed thrombolysis reduced death, recurrent embolism or decompensation at 7 days compared with anticoagulation alone.
https://t.co/5pYTFWigxe
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HeartRunner — In 2,114 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, smartphone activation of citizen responders did not improve survival at 30 days compared with standard EMS response.
https://t.co/ajulxP3hoZ
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OHCA-CAG meta-analysis — In patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest without ST-elevation in randomised trials of angiography timing, early coronary angiography did not improve clinical outcomes compared with delayed…
https://t.co/iBbUoNX9wk
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DISCO — In 1,003 comatose survivors of cardiac arrest without ST-elevation, immediate coronary angiography did not improve survival at 30 days compared with delayed, selective angiography.
https://t.co/g7sr0NxQMJ
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CorCal — In 5,772 statin-naïve adults in primary prevention, coronary calcium score-guided statin therapy was not non-inferior to risk score-guided statin therapy for major adverse cardiovascular events.
https://t.co/XnXXrGoq5q
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ISOLEDS — In 664 patients undergoing PCI of a distal left main bifurcation, OCT guidance was non-inferior to IVUS guidance for target lesion failure at 12 months.
https://t.co/e7SdlsoV3z
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EVAOLD — In 587 patients aged 80 years or over with NSTEMI, a selective invasive strategy guided by stress imaging was not non-inferior to routine invasive management for death, myocardial infarction or stroke at 12…
https://t.co/FfI5y97KyL
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BPLTTC IPD meta-analysis — In 357,440 participants in 51 randomised blood-pressure trials, blood-pressure-lowering treatment reduced major cardiovascular events across the full spectrum of predicted risk compared with…
https://t.co/h766AgkOms
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HIS Alternative II — In 148 patients with HFrEF and left bundle branch block, conduction-system pacing was non-inferior to biventricular pacing for the change in LV end-systolic volume at 6 months.
https://t.co/YuXOOFrU74
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SyncAV PMT — In 1,288 CRT recipients with left bundle branch block, dynamic AV-delay optimisation did not reduce the reduction in LV end-systolic volume at 12 months compared with a fixed AV delay.
https://t.co/TLgRuCOpVi
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DANISH-CRT — In 1,000 patients with heart failure and bundle branch block receiving CRT, electrically targeted LV lead placement did not reduce death or unplanned heart-failure hospitalisation compared with…
https://t.co/2Y7VUXtw1e
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ASPIRED — In 2,233 emergency patients with unexplained syncope, immediate 14-day patch ECG monitoring did not reduce self-reported syncope episodes at 1 year compared with standard care.
https://t.co/tIpL2QQPJJ
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ECLIPSE-CKD — In 640 adults with hypertension and stage G2–G3a chronic kidney disease, a potassium-enriched salt substitute reduced systolic blood pressure at 3 months compared with regular salt.
https://t.co/WJu3n1vj5i
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CRHCP — In 33,995 rural Chinese adults with hypertension, village-doctor-led intensive blood-pressure control reduced all-cause dementia compared with usual care.
https://t.co/gfhnCrViij
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SHASTA-3/4 — In 757 patients with severe hypertriglyceridaemia, plozasiran every 3 months reduced the change in fasting triglycerides at 12 months compared with placebo.
https://t.co/Ycc9oCVL6E
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