Mar 22, 2017

A lower SBP goal would reduce events more than a standard goal, but little data is available in which direct comparisons have been made. Studies have shown that treating hypertension reduces the risk...

Mar 21, 2017

New research was presented at ACC 2017, the American College of Cardiology's Scientific Sessions, from March 10th to the 12th in Orlando. The features below highlight some of the studies presented at ...

Mar 20, 2017

Cholesterol-lowering drugs are important, especially on the day of coronary bypass surgery. Patients on statins should not stop taking the cholesterol-lowering medication before heart surgery -- even...

Mar 19, 2017

  “The most recent national guidelines from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association have expanded previous recommendations for reducing cholesterol to include lifestyle...

Mar 17, 2017

Anticoagulants were not used according to guidelines, despite evidence they prevent strokes. More than 80 percent of stroke patients with a history of atrial fibrillation either received not enough o...

Mar 14, 2017

American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report. Only one in five patients seeking specialty care for hard-to-control high blood pressure (resistant hypertension) are taking all their prescrib...

Mar 14, 2017

Medical malpractice continues to be a significant issue for physicians from all walks throughout the United States, and there are long-standing concerns about those who are claim-prone and complaint-p...

Mar 10, 2017

Recent data show that about 55% of children in the United States and 41% of adults have poor dietary patterns. In addition, it is estimated that more than two-thirds of U.S. adults and about one-third...

Mar 10, 2017

An observational study was conducted in more than 5,000 people aged 55 years and older who were followed-up for 15 years. The benefits of physical activity may outweigh the impact of overweight and o...

Mar 08, 2017

The following originally appeared at ZDoggMD.com. At last, it’s Against Medical Advice… …the show for the rest of us on the front lines of healthcare. We’re coming straight outta Studio Z ...

Mar 01, 2017

The more fruits and vegetables a person eats, the lower his or her risk of heart disease, stroke and premature death. You've heard it a thousand times, that little catchphrase with the magic number e...

Feb 28, 2017

Clinical studies have shown that patient- and hospital-level factors often play a significant role in surgical outcomes, particularly mortality, for both general surgeries and vascular surgical proced...

Feb 28, 2017

The following was pulled from PW partner ZDoggMD at http://zdoggmd.com/vegetables.  "What public health really needs is a 90’s-style gangsta rap about…vegetables. At least, that was th...

Feb 15, 2017

Nearly half of Americans will develop pre-existing cardiovascular disease conditions, analysis by RTI International shows. A new study projects that by 2035, cardiovascular disease, the most costly a...

Feb 14, 2017

Researchers who studied young adults from the United States and four other countries found that neither physical activity nor sedentary time were associated with weight gain. An international study l...

Feb 13, 2017

A newly released app called the Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Mobile Application has helped save the lives of numerous patients whose hearts had stopped in a condition known as cardiac arrest.  A new...

Feb 10, 2017

A new study provides a new tool for fighting heart disease. Using a novel noninvasive technique, a team of researchers led by a professor at the University of Texas Arlington's College of Nursing and...

Feb 08, 2017

Previous studies have suggested that the incidence of acute PE is higher in women than men among those aged 55 and younger, but research is still lacking with regard to patient outcomes gender dispari...

Feb 01, 2017

According to previous research, resident physicians experience higher rates of depression than the general public. Beyond the effects of depression on the individual, resident depression has also bee...

Jan 31, 2017

Current research has focused on the overall trend of tighter integration, but it has not examined the more granular level of how hospitals transition between integration forms according to the study's...