Episode #5: Direct from ESC Congress 2009: KYOTO HEART, TRITON-TIMI 38, MADIT-CRT, GRACE, PLATO, and RE-LY

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Episode #5: Direct from ESC Congress 2009: KYOTO HEART, TRITON-TIMI 38, MADIT-CRT, GRACE, PLATO, and RE-LY

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Reviewing the week ending September 4, 2009, we highlight the following heartwire articles:

KYOTO HEART study not quite sufficient to extend the role of ARBs to first-line therapy

TRITON-TIMI 38 reassures on PPI interaction with thienopyridines

MADIT-CRT: Resynchronization therapy cuts heart-failure risk in patients with only mild disease

PCI "preferred" strategy in left main disease, despite lack of randomized trials: GRACE registry

PLATO shows benefits of ticagrelor over clopidogrel

RE-LY: Oral antithrombin dabigatran outshines warfarin in atrial fib

Join us for an audio recap of the news that is important to cardiologists this week.

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