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Added: 2 weeks ago Source:  Radcliffe Cardiology
Written by Mirjam Boros, Radcliffe CardiologyA new oral proprotein convertase subtilisin–kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor, enlicitide, has demonstrated a significant reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in patients with or at risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), according to results from the CORALreef Lipids trial.¹Mechanism of ActionEnlicitide is an… View more
Author(s): Christie Ballantyne Added: 4 months ago
AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 - Dr Christie Ballantyne (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, US) discusses findings from the CORALreef HeFH trial, examining the efficacy and safety of enlicitide decanoate, an oral PCSK9 inhibitor, in adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.This Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated 303 participants with… View more
Author(s): Frederick Raal Added: 2 years ago
ESC 23 — Prof Frederick Raal (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA) outlines the late-breaking results from the LIBerte-HeFH study (NCT04797104). The phase III LIBerte-HeFH study (LIB Therapeutics LLC) aimed to assess the effectiveness of PCSK9-inhibitor Ierodalcibep (LIB003) in reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in 300mg doses administered subcutaneously in… View more
Added: 1 day ago Source:  CFR Journal Radcliffe Cardiology
A prespecified, secondary analysis of the MAPLE-HCM trial has shown that aficamten monotherapy provides superior and rapid benefits across multiple domains of disease burden compared with metoprolol in patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM).¹ Aficamten is a next-in-class cardiac myosin inhibitor (CMI) designed to reduce myocardial hypercontractility by decreasing… View more
Author(s): Added: 4 months ago
AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 - Dr Sarah Cuddy (Brigham and Women's Hospital, US) joins us to discuss the role of non-disease modifying treatments including SGLT2 inhibitors, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and implantable hemodynamic monitors in cardiac amyloidosis, and what this means for managing heart failure in this unique patient population.Interview… View more
Added: 1 week ago Source:  Radcliffe CVRM
Written by Mirjam Boros, Radcliffe CardiologyThe optimal dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in high-risk patients with diabetes and multivessel disease remains a key clinical question. The TUXEDO-2 trial aimed to address this by directly comparing the efficacy and safety of ticagrelor versus prasugrel in this specific patient population… View more
Added: 1 week ago Source:  Cardiac Failure Review Journal
Delays in diagnosis and treatment for patients with suspected heart failure (HF) in the community can lead to preventable hospitalisations and deaths. A new modelling study by Dr Kieran Docherty and colleagues suggests that early initiation of disease-modifying therapies in select patients at the time of an elevated natriuretic peptide test could significantly reduce these adverse outcomes… View more
Author(s): Paola Fioretto , Rajiv Agarwal Added: 9 months ago
Filmed on location at ERA 2025 in Vienna, Austria, this three-part video series brings together internationally recognised experts Prof Rajiv Agarwal (Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, US) and Prof Paola Fioretto (University of Padova, Padova, IT) for an insightful peer-to-peer discussion on the latest advances in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardio-renal management… View more