Apr 17, 2012

A University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center study indicates that women diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy appear to be at increased risk for severe preeclampsia when comp...

Apr 17, 2012

Differences in risk-factor burden appear to translate into marked differences in lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to findings from a large meta-analysis. Adults with the follow...

Apr 09, 2012

A scientific statement from the American Heart Association, available for free at http://circ.ahajournals.org, indicates that sexual activity appears to be safe for most cardiovascular disease (CVD) p...

Apr 09, 2012

In patients with heart failure (HF) who are otherwise considered low risk, a history of at least two HF-related hospitalizations in the previous year appears to markedly increase 1-year mortality risk...

Mar 29, 2012

A new blood test may predict patients at risk of an imminent heart attack. Researchers have discovered mutated circulating endothelial cells (CECs) that are released into the bloodstream days before ...

Mar 26, 2012

An international study suggests that in patients with infective endocarditis complicated by heart failure (HF), the severity of HF appears to be strongly associated with surgical therapy and subsequen...

Mar 26, 2012

A next-generation drug-eluting stent system (PROMUS Element Plus Platinum Chromium Stent System, Boston Scientific) has received FDA approval for use in patients with coronary artery disease. The devi...

Mar 26, 2012

The FDA has approved an artificial heart valve (Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve, Edwards Lifesciences) for use when replacing an aortic heart valve damaged by senile aortic valve stenosis. The FDA re...

Feb 02, 2012

by Katie Matlack The iPhone and iPad are changing the world of medical devices as we know it. Thanks to their familiar interface, Web connectivity, and powerful processing capabilities, with the r...

Jan 31, 2012

A European study has found that elderly patients with heart failure (HF) appear to be willing to discuss end-of-life preferences with their physicians. The analysis revealed that 74% of HF patients we...

Jan 19, 2012

Tremendous strides have been made in the awareness, treatment, and prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among women since the first guidelines for the prevention of CVD in women were published b...

Dec 20, 2011

New research presented at the 2011 annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association from November 12-16 in Orlando addressed cardiovascular imaging, epidemiology, prevention, genetics, sur...

Nov 28, 2011

Research has shown that taking medications and making lifestyle changes to manage diabetes can be challenging for patients. In general, diabetes self-management behaviors are multidimensional; for exa...

Nov 22, 2011

Surgical procedures account for the transfusion of almost 15 million units of packed red blood cells (RBCs) every year in the United States. “There has been intense interest in blood conservation an...

Nov 22, 2011

Clinicians should take an active role in helping their patients with type 2 diabetes protect themselves from developing cardiovascular disease, or CVD, in the future. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...

Nov 18, 2011

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will now cover the cost of one office visit per year for Medicare patients in an effort to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). CV...

Nov 16, 2011

Will full health plan coverage of prescription medications improve patient adherence to post-discharge treatment regimens, resulting in better outcomes and reduced costs? That has been the big theory ...

Nov 15, 2011

Thomson Reuters has released its 13th annual report identifying the nation’s best providers of cardiovascular service. Selected from more than 1,000 hospitals, those chosen have better risk-adjusted...

Nov 15, 2011

This Physician’s Weekly feature was completed in cooperation with the experts at the American Diabetes Association. Published research suggests that approximately 30% of people older than 65 ha...

Nov 09, 2011

Those who undergo major surgical procedures or who have certain medical hardware placed, such as a central line, are at increased risk for infection and subsequent septic shock. Despite the growing kn...