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• NOBLE: Is PCI Equally as Safe as CABG For Patients With Unprotected Left Main CAD?
  No significant difference was observed in all-cause mortality at 10 years between PCI and CABG in patients with unprotected left main coronary artery disease (CAD) and no additional complex lesions, according to the final results of the NOBLE study published April 4 in The Lancet.
• Keeping it Simple: Top 10 Things to Know About the 2026 Dyslipidemia Guideline
  In this interview, Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, MACC and Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, FACC discuss key takeaways from the 2026 Dyslipidemia Guideline.
• Implications of ACC.26 Prevention Trials For Future Guidelines
  The VESALIUS-CV trial primary prevention analysis was a prespecified evaluation of use of evolocumab in 3,655 trial participants who had elevated LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) values but no evidence of significant atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), defined as no prior revascularization, no arterial stenosis...
• Is Same-Day Discharge Safe After M-TEER?
  Same-day discharge (SDD) following mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) was found to be uncommon, but compared with next-day discharge (NDD) it was associated with a similar risk of 90-day readmission and lower costs for the index hospitalization, according to research presented April 25...
• TRIDENT: Antihypertensive Triple Pill Lowers Stroke Risk, Improves BP After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
  Treatment with a combination of three low-dose antihypertensive agents in a single pill in addition to standard care was associated with a lower incidence of recurrent stroke and major cardiovascular events, and improvements in blood pressure (BP), compared with placebo, among patients with a history...