Cardiology Today Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Cardiology Today.

Table of Contents

• Shift work disrupts circadian rhythms, increases health risks for women
• HRS updated consensus statement on catheter surgical ablation of AF
• 18F-sodium fluoride uptake may help identify future CV risk
• CMS to cover TAVR for symptomatic aortic valve stenosis
• Development of dalcetrapib terminated
• Generic clopidogrel now available
• Hospitals in Premier HQID program experienced little mortality decline
• New test identified periods of impaired brain activity in children during cardiac surgery
• Task force recommends team-based care to improve BP control
• FDA panel gives OK to new drug application for obesity
• AEDs missing near the scene of three-quarters of cardiac arrests
• A polymorphism predisposing to sick sinus syndrome identified Brandon A. Roberts, MSc, MD; Calvin W. Roberts, MD; Robert Roberts, MD, FRSC, FRCPC, MACC, LLD (Hon.), FAHA; William L. Roberts, MHA, CPA
• Cancer diagnosis increased risk for suicide, cardiovascular death
• Certain hospital strategies lower mortality rates in patients with acute MI
• Cobalt-chromium everolimus-eluting stents have lower stent thrombosis rates than other stents
• Exercise slowed muscle wasting from age, HF
• Isomaltulose lowered triglyceride levels with no influence on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes
• Living near major roadway ups MI survivors' risk for death
• Long-term vitamin E supplementation does not affect HF risk
• Married adults have better mortality rates after cardiac surgery
• Middle-of-the-night PCIs do not adversely affect success of next-day procedures
• More information urged for Medicare patients facing preference-sensitive intervention decisions
• Patients likely to discontinue CV drugs during Medicare coverage gaps
• Positive patient education boosted medication adherence in black patients with hypertension
• Prehospital epinephrine use failed to improve outcomes in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• Residual peri-device flow not linked to increased risk for thromboembolism
• Stroke risk higher for older women with AF, despite anticoagulant use
• Vitamin D deficiency associated with coronary artery disease in blacks with HIV
• Continuous flow LVADs may serve as permanent therapy for patients with HF
• Abdominal obesity doubles risk for sudden cardiac death
• BRIDGE-ACS: Educational intervention improved use of evidence-based medications
• Depression in HF hits men hardest
• ICDs need not sideline competitive athletes
• Jogging regularly increased life expectancy
• Left ventricular hypertrabeculation more common in black, male athletes
• MI patients initially taken to PCI hospitals received faster treatment
• MOBILITY: Major adverse event rate low with self-expanding, balloon-expandable iliac stents
• New European guidelines for CV prevention published
• New Medicare/Medicaid rule increases ICD patient costs, lengths of stay
• PAREPET: New approach may lead to better identification of ICD candidates
• PRECISE: Robotically enhanced PCI feasible for many patients
• Retrograde CTO approach boosted success rates
• SCD-HeFT: Benefits of ICD persist long term in chronic HF patients
• Studies support safety, efficacy of subcutaneous ICD system
• Study shows worse survival with Riata leads
• Three studies find women receive less aggressive ACS treatment
• Thrombolysis safe for stroke patients taking warfarin
• Urgent treatment, action important to reduce rheumatic heart disease burden worldwide
• Determining best cholesterol-based surrogate marker for lowering CHD Eric Gupta, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, FCPhA
• ASAP
• CREATE
• LEICA
• MOBILITY
• PRECISE
• RAAFT 2
• REMEDY
• STARTER