Cardiology General
May 11, 2015
Clinical research has demonstrated that there is a relationship between mental stress and cardiovascular diseases, including ischemic heart disease (IHD). Studies indicate that emotional stress is ass...
Apr 27, 2015
With the rapid advance-ment of cardiovascular imaging technologies, it is important for physicians to understand how best to incorporate these options into clinical care and how to choose between imag...
Apr 27, 2015
In recent decades, physicians have used the male model of testing to identify coronary artery disease (CAD) in women, but studies show that there are gender-specific differences in the pathophysiology...
Apr 22, 2015
New research was presented at ACC.15, the annual scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology, from March 14 to 16 in San Diego. The features below highlight some of the studies that emer...
Apr 20, 2015
Studies have shown that atrial fibrillation (AF) and flutter affect more than 33 million people throughout the world, and the presence of chronic AF has been associated with a three-fold greater risk ...
Apr 17, 2015
Recently, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) updated guidelines in the United States for treating cholesterol, shifting the recommendations to allocate statins...
Apr 13, 2015
Renal artery stenosis (RAS)—narrowing of the renal arteries—is often asymptomatic, but studies show that it may lead to hypertension or worsening of blood pressure (BP) control. If left untreated,...
Apr 13, 2015
ISC 2015 New research was presented at ISC 2015, the annual International Stroke Conference, from February 11 to 13 in Nashville. The features below highlight some of the studies emerging from the con...
Apr 06, 2015
In 2013, the American Medical Association recognized obesity as a disease. Dr. Peter Ubel, writing in his blog on the Forbes website, thinks this was a bad idea. He fears that calling obesity a diseas...
Apr 06, 2015
The following depicts the population aged 65 and older by number of disabilities and age, based on data from 2008 to 2012. ...
Apr 01, 2015
Chronic lower respiratory disease—the large majority of which is COPD—currently ranks as the third leading cause of mortality in the United States. Recent estimates of the costs associated with ch...
Mar 26, 2015
My friend Nick, the ER doctor, called me the other day to tell me that one of my patients had died under his care. He didn’t have to do that, but he knew I had followed this woman for several years ...
Mar 25, 2015
Every doctor makes mistakes. But, says physician Brian Goldman, medicine's culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes, or using them to learn and improve. ...
Mar 23, 2015
According to current estimates, more than 53 million Hispanics live in the United States, constituting about 17% of the total U.S. population. Hispanic Americans are the fastest-growing racial or ethn...
Mar 23, 2015
Recently, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) updated their cholesterol guidelines, which shifted away from a focus on treating to target LDL cholestero...
Mar 09, 2015
The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is projected to double over the next 30 years and has been linked to significant morbidity and mortality. The current annual cost of caring for AF is about $...
Mar 09, 2015
New research was presented at ISET 2015, the annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy, from January 31 to February 4 in Hollywood, FL. The features below highlight some of the studies th...
Mar 09, 2015
According to published research, new onset post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is one of the most common complications following cardiac surgery, with incidence rates ranging between 10% and 30%...
Feb 23, 2015
For patients that are presenting with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), national guidelines recommend that the door-to-balloon time be less than 90 minutes. “The problem is that when patie...
Feb 23, 2015
In 2014, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) updated guidelines for secondary prevention in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). “These ...