Acute Coronary Syndromes
Oct 29, 2009 10:30 EDT
Two well-known observational registries highlight such changes in women and men over a decade or more: Do women younger than 55 still have an advantage over men in the same age group?

Chicago, IL - Analyses of coronary heart disease trends over more than a decade in two venerable registries could help to reshape perceptions of how MI risk factors, prevalence, and mortality differ between women and men in the US [1,2]. Read full article »

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Clinical cardiology
Apr 17, 2009 11:41 EDT
Recent data among heart patients have suggested that approximately 2.3% of patients with a defected implant lead attached to their defibrillator will experience lead fracture within 30 months of having the device implanted. What are your thoughts and is this happening in your clinical practice?
Clinical cardiology
1 COMMENT - Dec 2, 2008 08:22 EST
Join Drs Harrington, Newby and Peterson as they discuss what they found interesting at the AHA 2008 Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
 
heartbriefs
Nov 5, 2009 17:30 EST
A national survey shows that although the majority of state Medicaid programs offer coverage for some form of tobacco-dependence treatment, most fall far short of a stated mandate to provide unrestricted access to approved therapies.
Medscape Medical News
Nov 5, 2009 14:15 EST
Two new papers should help put to rest concerns that low serum cholesterol levels may increase cancer risk.
Lipid/Metabolic
Nov 5, 2009 11:45 EST
The syndrome (defined by ATP III criteria) can predict increased cardiovascular and mortality risk or not, depending on which three of five risk factors contributed to the diagnosis, a cohort study suggests; its investigators caution that their observations are only preliminary.
heartbriefs
Nov 4, 2009 17:30 EST
Statin users hospitalized for influenza experienced a 54% lower risk of death compared with patients not taking statins.
Hypertension
2 COMMENTS - Nov 4, 2009 14:30 EST
More discussion about the J-curve in hypertension is published this week; one expert believes the undue attention being paid to this subject might discourage doctors from treating high blood pressure aggressively.
heartbriefs
Nov 4, 2009 13:15 EST
In keeping with all the other evidence showing no effects of homocysteine-lowering with B vitamins, the FAVORIT study now confirms that this lack of benefit is also seen in renal-transplant recipients.
Prevention
1 COMMENT - Nov 4, 2009 09:45 EST
Long work shifts with nighttime on-call duty, with the inevitable interruptions of sleep, are associated with ECG, blood-pressure, and biochemical changes associated with increased cardiovascular risk, suggests a randomized crossover study that hints at a sustained effect on the risk markers if the 24-hour shifts happen too frequently.
Interventional/Surgery
5 COMMENTS - Nov 3, 2009 14:30 EST
A US update on the perioperative use of beta blockers for noncardiac surgery is, says the lead author, "similar" to recent European guidance on this issue.
Imaging
5 COMMENTS - Nov 3, 2009 11:45 EST
The 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule released by the CMS makes major cuts to several cardiovascular imaging services.
Hypertension
3 COMMENTS - Nov 2, 2009 17:00 EST
A synergistic approach of educating general practitioners about hypertension control together with a program to send lay workers into people's homes to educate them about the management of high blood pressure has proven successful in low- to middle-income households in Pakistan.
Interventional/Surgery
1 COMMENT - Oct 28, 2009 16:45 EDT
Only 101 of 1169 post-bypass-surgery patients eligible for an ICD got one over a 13-year period in Nova Scotia.
The Heart of a Woman
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.
Editorial Programs
Editorial series
Nov 6, 2009 09:50 EST
Raised in a blue-collar neighborhood of Somerville, MA, Dr Bob Harrington was blessed to have a strong family and the Jesuits on his side as he traveled from "Yankee" Boston to Duke University. Join him as he tells his story to Dr Rob Califf.
Editorial series
Oct 30, 2009 12:35 EDT
How do regulatory pathways differ in the US and UK? Drs Harrington, Bhatt, and Cleland share their experiences and offer insight on how to support innovative research.
Editorial series
Oct 23, 2009 10:40 EDT
Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley talks to Dr Nassir Marrouche about the results of RE-LY, the impact of dronedarone on the treatment of atrial fibrillation, and his hopes for the future of MRI-guided ablation.
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