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Arrhythmia/EP
Jul 1, 2009 17:00 EDT
An analysis of Medicare records for over 433 000 patients who received CPR between 1992 and 2005 showed that the rate of survival to hospital discharge hovered at around 18%, in spite of efforts to improve CPR delivery.
Arrhythmia/EP
Dronedarone is envisioned as a safer alternative to amiodarone, a widely used antiarrhythmic agent in patients with AF.
Clinical cardiology
Jul 1, 2009 13:00 EDT
Human cardiovascular progenitor cells isolated from human fetal hearts can give rise to striated- and smooth-muscle cells as well as endothelial cells, researchers report.
A series of discussions among editorial leaders, developed by theheart.org
Editorial series
Jun 25, 2009 00:03 EDT
Join Drs Valentin Fuster, William E Boden, and George D Dangas as they discuss the results, plus the evolution of therapy over the last forty years, the mechanisms of coronary artery disease progression in diabetic patients, and what is perhaps one of the most fundamental problems in the field: that patients today are still not treated to target with best medical therapy.
Editorial series
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 EDT
Dr Robert Harrington talks to Drs Sanjay Kaul and Harlan Kurmholz about the SYNTAX trial in light of the recent quality-of-life and cost analysis.
Editorial series
Jun 15, 2009 09:30 EDT
Join Drs Salim Yusuf and Sanjay Kaul for an in-depth discussion on the promise and prospects of the polypill moderated by heartwire's Lisa Nainggolan.
Editorial series
Jun 5, 2009 09:30 EDT
Is it possible and desirable to envisage a nationwide system to screen athletes for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? Drs Ommen, Maron, and Thompson examine the Italian screening data and review the implications of this model for the US.
Lively, interactive exchanges moderated by thought leaders, staff or contributors to theheart.org
Topolog
June 17, 2009 at 02.03 PM, EDT
A new meta-analysis questions the use of low-dose aspirin for the prevention of cardiovascular events. Given its current wide use, these findings are important and have far-reaching consequences. What are your thoughts?
Heartfelt: News and views from Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley
June 22, 2009 22:56 EDT
THE BOB HARRINGTON SHOW
May 11, 2009 16:25 EST
TOPOL & TEIRSTEIN: THE CLICK & RUB SHOW
June 29, 2009 10.30 EST
PRIVATE PRACTICE
June 26, 2009 09:48 EST
THE CLOTBLOG
May 29, 2009 11:45 EST
Fellows' Corner
June 26, 2009 13:15 EST
Discussion Forum
theheart.org Forum, where discussions among healthcare providers, clinicians, and researchers reflect our common goal of decreasing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality around the world.
Clinical cardiology
The CMS announced its planned 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule this week, which includes proposals that could result in cuts ranging from 10% to more than 40% in Medicare payments for various cardiology services, says the ACC.
Arrhythmia/EP
Jul 1, 2009 10:30 EDT
Insurance-reimbursement rules, state laws, and the public's false perceptions of survival after cardiac arrest may impede emergency medical workers from using best resuscitation attempts, a study finds.
Lipid/Metabolic
A new meta-analysis including some of the more contemporary statin trials has found that the agents significantly improve survival and reduce coronary and cardiovascular end points in primary-prevention populations, a benefit that extends to all subgroups. But the exact cost/benefit equation for each group remains to be determined.
Clinical cardiology
Screening for contemporary biomarkers, such as CRP, will not add much to conventional cardiovascular risk factors in terms of helping to predict future events in the primary-prevention setting, say the authors of a new study.
Clinical cardiology
Jun 30, 2009 14:45 EDT
Music, particularly pieces that contain crescendos or gradual increases in volume, elicits synchronized cardiovascular and respiratory responses in young people, a new study finds.
Clinical cardiology
Jun 30, 2009 10:45 EDT
New research shows that ischemic heart disease patients who suffer significant anxiety have close to a fivefold increased risk of experiencing frequent angina and those with depression have more than a threefold increased risk for these episodes.
Murmurs
With concerns raised about the use of prescription painkillers in Jackson's death, as well as the stress he was under with an impending world tour, Dr Douglas Zipes, from the ACC, and Dr Vinay Nadkarmi, from the AHA, both weigh in on some of the speculation for heartwire.
Hypertension
White-coat hypertension and masked hypertension should not be regarded as benign, say the authors of a new 10-year study. The risk of developing sustained hypertension is higher in people with the above two conditions than in those who have normal blood pressure, they found.
Murmurs
Jun 26, 2009 15:45 EDT
Mehmood Patel, an interventional cardiologist from Louisiana, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for performing unnecessary invasive interventional procedures and falsifying patient records.
Clinical cardiology
Jun 26, 2009 12:00 EDT
HIV infection per se is an independent risk factor for preclinical atherosclerosis, with the magnitude of the effect being similar to that of known risk factors, such as smoking and diabetes, a new study has shown.
What happened at ACC 2009? View the different perspectives:
Drs. Hayes and Foody and a committee of experts address the gaps and correct the misconception that CVD is more common in men than women.
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Primary and Secondary Prevention of CVD and Stroke in Women
Jul 2, 2009 00:00 EDT
The role of lipids in women for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease is a challenging issue for all providers. Join Drs. Foody, Mora, and Welty as they discuss limitations to current risk stratification models, recent clinical trial data, and the changing paradigm in the management of lipids in women.
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Foundational programs
Despite increased awareness of CVD in women, contemporary studies demonstrate gender differences in outcomes. Differences in age and comorbidities account for some, but not all of these disparities. Join Dr. Foody as she discusses these issues with Drs. Mieres and Redberg.
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