United Healthcare Boots Thousands of MDs; Major Bleeding Risk Decrease With Bivalirudin; SAFE-PCI No Slam Dunk for Radial PCI in Women

For the week ending November 1, 2013, we discuss the following top cardiology news from heartwire:

• United Healthcare Boots Thousands of Doctors From Its Part C Medicare Plans

• Major Bleeding Risk Decreases with Bivalirudin vs Heparin en Route to PCI for STEMI in the EUROMAX trial

• The SAFE-PCI Trial is No Slam Dunk for Radial-Access PCI in Women

• Low Strokes and Paravalvular Leaks Are Observed With CoreValve TAVR in Extreme Risk Trial

And also, in brief:

• SCAI Publishes Best Practices for the Use of Radial Access for Diagnosing and Treating blocked Cardiovascular Arteries

• Variations in How Many Angiograms Turn up "Normal" Anatomy From VA Healthcare System

Join us for a comprehensive review of this week's most important cardiology news.

Cite this: United Healthcare Boots Thousands of MDs; Major Bleeding Risk Decrease With Bivalirudin; SAFE-PCI No Slam Dunk for Radial PCI in Women - Medscape - Nov 01, 2013.