Apr 04, 2014

The Particulars: Few studies have compared intensive medical therapy with bariatric surgery in the management of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in obese patients. Data Breakdown: For a study, patient...

Apr 02, 2014

The Particulars: Data indicate that with no quick way to rule out myocardial infarction (MI), patients with chest pain often wait several hours for repeat testing, increasing hospital admissions. Rapi...

Apr 02, 2014

The Particulars: The ACC and American Heart Association (AHA) have developed pooled cohort risk equations to estimate atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and guide statin initiation. Res...

Apr 02, 2014

The Particulars: In 2011, the ACC /American Heart Association/The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention-based guidelines for primary and elective PCI at hospitals without onsite card...

Apr 02, 2014

The Particulars: Sweetened beverages have been associated with weight gain, diabetes, and coronary heart disease in previous studies. Whether diet soft drinks are also associated with cardiovascular e...

Apr 02, 2014

The Particulars: Data have linked inflammatory states such as lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease with coronary artery disease (CAD). Patients with celiac disease...

Mar 28, 2014

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) caused by atherosclerosis continues to be the leading cause of death and is a major cause of disability as well as a significant source of healthcare costs in the United S...

Mar 25, 2014

This is Hooper's Trick, an easy way to associate leads and locations on a 12 lead ECG/EKG. Source: Emergency Medical Counsel....

Mar 24, 2014

New research is being presented at ACC 14, the American College of Cardiology's 63rd  Annual Scientific Session & Expo, from March 29-31 in Washington, DC. Meeting Highlights Celiac Disea...

Mar 24, 2014

I like studies that question accepted practices. I also like to question studies that question accepted practices. [See this post about discrediting discredited practices.] Here are three studies w...

Mar 19, 2014

According to recent estimates, roughly 350,000 to 500,000 patients undergo cardiac surgery each year. Thousands of patient lives have been saved or significantly improved with the advent of modern car...

Mar 17, 2014

The Particulars: Studies have shown that statin therapy helps decrease the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in healthy, non-surgical patients. However, VTE following orthopedic procedures—j...

Mar 11, 2014

According to recent estimates, more than 15 million Americans have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a disease characterized by atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the lower extremities. “About 20...

Mar 11, 2014

As technology has advanced, intracoronary physiology assessments and imaging are increasingly being used in the management of patients with severe coronary stenosis. This shift in diagnostic use has b...

Mar 11, 2014

Numerous definitions for diagnosing myocardial infarction (MI) after coronary revasculariza­tion are currently being used by clinicians. In 2013, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interv...

Mar 07, 2014

On January 21, 2014, Jose L. Trani, MD, and Francis Caputo, MD, became the first in North America to treat  abdominal aortic aneurysms with a new-generation sealing system when they implanted the fir...

Mar 07, 2014

Physician-Chef Points Out the Pros, Cons of Three Suggested Changes It’s nothing new to the American consumer that food packaging emphasizes only part of a product’s health story, and the fac...

Mar 05, 2014

Policy makers and regulators have placed a great emphasis on venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention due to its significant healthcare burden. Hospital VTE measures are now part of CMS’s pay-for-per...

Feb 25, 2014

Experts have reported that population growth among the elderly and the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases in these older Americans will have profound implications for the United States healthca...

Feb 24, 2014

3D printing is now being used as a model for doctors to better envision particular procedures. Source: 3Dprint.com.  ...