Jul 07, 2016

Congratulations to Daniel R. Lattanzi, MD, of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for being recognized as this month’s “Heroes in Medicine” recipient from Physician’s Weekly. Dr. La...

Jul 06, 2016

According to recent estimates, heart failure (HF) affects an estimated 6 million Americans, and 870,000 people in the United States are newly diagnosed with HF each year. The disease accounts for more...

Jul 05, 2016

Pulmonary hypertension is associated with diverse cardiac, pulmonary, and systemic diseases in neonates, infants, and children. The disease affects nearly two of every 1,000 babies born each year in t...

Jun 14, 2016

CV Events & Mortality in Diabetes Few large studies have assessed the impact of cardiovascular (CV) events on mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes. To address this research gap, investigato...

Jun 09, 2016

Congratulations to Patrick Gerard O’Connor, MD, MPH, FACP, of the Yale School of Medicine for being the winner of the “Heroes in Medicine” award from Physician’s Weekly for June 2016. Dr. O...

Jun 06, 2016

Research has shown that physician burnout is a growing epidemic throughout the United States. “In medicine, high levels of burnout have been found among both physicians and nurses in many studies sp...

Jun 05, 2016

Coronary artery bypass patients who have severe obesity are more likely to experience infection shortly after surgery and stay in the hospital longer, according to new research in Journal of the Ameri...

Jun 03, 2016

When abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) ruptures occur, they usually strike without warning. Studies indicate that AAAs cause kill about half of all patients before they ever reach the hospital, and on...

Jun 03, 2016

According to an American Heart Association survey, only 56% of women recognize heart disease as a leading cause of death among females and fewer than half consider themselves well informed about it. ...

Jun 03, 2016

Studies have shown that isolated systolic hypertension (ISH)—defined as having a systolic blood pressure (BP) of 140 mm Hg or higher with a diastolic BP less than 90 mm Hg—is associated with eleva...

May 24, 2016

Hypertension Linked With Nocturia Previous research has linked nocturia with hypertension and African-American race or ethnicity. However, these studies have not historically included actual measur...

May 23, 2016

A Novel Approach to Reducing COPD Readmissions Motivational interviewing is a health coaching, goal-oriented, client-centered counseling style for eliciting behavior changes. In order to determine ...

May 18, 2016

Predicting Air Leaks After Pulmonary Resection Better identification of patients at risk for prolonged air leak (PAL) after lung resection could help improve patient-specific intra- and postoperative...

May 10, 2016

Improving PCI Outcomes PCI is a common procedure, but research indicates that PCI-related bleeding can result in substantial morbidity and mortality. Researchers conducted a study to determine if u...

May 05, 2016

Congratulations to Kathleen M. Schmeler, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital for being the winner of the“Heroes in Medicine” award from Phys...

Apr 28, 2016

Studies have shown that women and younger patients are at increased risk for mental stress when compared with the male or older counterparts, respectively. Whether or not the same holds true for young...

Apr 26, 2016

One of the most anticipated surveys among the physician community has been released by Medscape. Most specialties saw an increase in compensation between 4% and 12%. Two experienced a significant decr...

Apr 26, 2016

While use of perioperative β-blockers is a widely accepted practice when managing patients undergoing cardiac surgery, using these medications in people who receive non-cardiac surgery is controversi...

Apr 26, 2016

Exercise stress tests are commonly used to determine if patients need invasive cardiac testing and to inform treatment decisions. Patients with abnormal electrocardiograms (EKG) findings during exerci...

Apr 26, 2016

Interventional cardiologists endure unique physical demands that can predispose them to occupational health hazards that are not always seen in other medical disciplines. Studies have shown that inter...