Apr 25, 2013

ACE inhibitors and angiotension II receptor blockers (ARBs) appear to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in patients at high cardiovascular risk but without hea...

Apr 24, 2013

The use of β-blockers appears to be safe and significantly improves survival at mid-term follow-up among patients with COPD who are undergoing CABG. A comparison study showed that patients receiving ...

Apr 24, 2013

A study involving patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) suggests that yoga appears to reduce symptomatic AF and non-AF episodes. The analysis also suggests that yoga can help r...

Apr 16, 2013

New research is being presented at SCAI 2013, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Annual Scientific Sessions, from May 8 to 11 in Orlando. Meeting Highlights Length of S...

Apr 15, 2013

New research is being presented at Heart Rhythm 2013, the Heart Rhythm Society’s 34th Annual Scientific Sessions, from May 8 to 11 in Denver. Meeting Highlights Analyzing Costs of Remote ICD M...

Mar 18, 2013

The Particulars: Clinical trials have revealed little about the role of migraine with aura in the development of major cardiovascular events or the occurrence of blood clots in women. Data Breakdow...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: The weight loss that is achievable with bariatric surgery may be accompanied by remission of diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. The effects of bariatric surgery on left ventric...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) risk prediction score is currently only applicable for patients undergoing midline sternotomy. A simple risk score for predicting STS composite ...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: Patients in the rapidly growing octogenarian population frequently have coronary artery disease (CAD). While CABG is often used to treat CAD, comorbidities and limited life expectancy...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: Recent cost-effective analyses have compared surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), but these studies may not represent outcomes t...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: It has long been suspected that losing weight will improve long-term health outcomes in patients with symptoms of heart failure (HF) who undergo implantable cardiac resynchronization ...

Mar 13, 2013

Preoperative statin use appears to be associated with a decreased risk of postoperative acute kidney injury, according to results from a large investigation. An analysis of patients who underwent a ma...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: Nearly 8 million Americans have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to NIH data. Previous research suggests that the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is higher ...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: Data are lacking on how often glucose control is achieved in community practice for patients undergoing CABG. There are also few analyses examining factors that can help predict bette...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: Previous research indicates that diabetes is a risk factor for many cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including heart failure (HF). It has been hypothesized that HF precipitates progress...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: When evaluating patients with syncope, ischemia is an important consideration, particularly among the elderly. Few studies have been conducted to analyze the potential benefits of PCI...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: Aspirin use prior to angioplasty is a Class I recommendation of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association. Compliance with this recommendation is not well known. ...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: The current standard of care for ablation of left-sided accessory pathways in children with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a five-catheter approach. It has been hypothesized ...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: Recent investigations have suggested that creating a dedicated heart failure (HF) team and using the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines-Heart Failure (GWTF-HF) pro...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: Research has suggested that there is a link between obesity and multiple health problems, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, certain cancers, arthritis, and br...