Sep 04, 2013

The Particulars: The validity of delayed enhancement MRI (DE-MRI) in staging atrial fibrosis and helping determine treatment success in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has not been well-defined...

Sep 04, 2013

The Particulars: In-office visits are typically necessary to follow-up with heart failure (HF) patients who have received implantable-cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) or cardiac resynchronization th...

Sep 04, 2013

The Particulars: Women account for one-third of the 500,000 patients who receive stents annually in the United States. However, only about 25% of patients in drug-eluting stent trials are women. Wheth...

Sep 03, 2013

As one of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide, pre-eclampsia does not distinguish between social status, and its causes are poorly understood. Hypertension higher than 140 mmHg systol...

Aug 30, 2013

According to recent estimates, heart failure (HF) is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission in the United States. Efforts have been made to reduce the number of hospitalizations related...

Aug 29, 2013

According to current guideline recommendations, once patients are started on statins, they’re virtually mandated to continue taking them for the rest of their lives. This can represent a serious c...

Aug 21, 2013

Studies have shown that using tPA within 3 hours of stroke onset raises the chances for good outcomes in some patients who suffer one of these events, but this treatment is often underused. Although m...

Aug 14, 2013

Following the recent FDA approval of new medications to reduce cardiovascular death and heart attack in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and developments in the literature, the American Co...

Aug 13, 2013

New research is being presented at ESC Congress 2013, the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology, from August 31 to September 4 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Meeting Highlights ...

Aug 04, 2013

With the emergence of electronic health records (EHRs) and administrative and professional databases, it’s critical to facilitate clear communication and assure the accurate interchange of data and ...

Aug 03, 2013

Each year, about 1.2 million Americans survive an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event, many of whom have clinically significant and persistent depression. “Post- ACS depression has been associated w...

Jul 30, 2013

In 2003, a study of more than 1,000 patients who underwent gastric bypass found that one-third of those with diabetes at baseline had normal blood sugars after their surgery and didn’t need medicati...

Jul 29, 2013

I normally wouldn't do this but you need to see excerpts from an article in the Wisconsin State Journal to understand the nature of this case. I have abridged as much as possible. Thomas Jandre was...

Jul 28, 2013

Studies suggest that about 30% of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) experience symptoms of depression during hospitalization. These patients are nearly twice as likely to die from ACS or hav...

Jul 22, 2013

When the ankle-brachial index (ABI) emerged in 1950, it was initially proposed for use as a noninvasive diagnostic tool for lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD). Since then, studies have sh...

Jul 20, 2013

The figure below shows the percentage of daily calories consumed from fast food among adults aged ≥20 years, by age group, in the United States....

Jul 13, 2013

The initial management of newly recognized atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter (AF) lasting over 48 hours is generally heart rate control along with anticoagulation to prevent future embolic events...

Jul 11, 2013

Two visionary doctors from the Texas Heart Institute successfully replaced a dying man's heart with a "continuous flow" device, proving that life was possible without a heartbeat. Source:  GE ...

Jul 02, 2013

The Particulars: Screening mothers during their first trimester enables clinicians to detect if fetuses are at risk for major congenital heart disease (CHD) early. The value and applicability of fetal...

Jul 02, 2013

The Particulars: Prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) appears to affect survival, according to several studies, and has been associated with morbidity and mortality among patients who undergo transcathet...