Cardiology Today Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Cardiology Today.
Table of Contents
- Wireless technology is transforming the medical community
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- TAVR in 2012: Options for US patients with aortic stenosis Peter C. Block, MD
- Azithromycin therapy linked to small boost in CV mortality
- Cardiac arrest possible after Taser administration; consider risk in unresponsive patient
- CVD, stroke deaths drop sharply for patients with diabetes
- ESC guidelines feature new recommendations for diagnosis, treatment of HF
- Halting anticoagulation raised risk for stroke in AF patients
- Patients with, without diabetes had higher risk for major bleeding on low-dose aspirin
- Risks for thrombotic stroke, MI slightly increased with use of hormonal contraception
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- Study recommends universal pulse oximetry for detecting congenital heart defects in newborns
- FDA advisory committee supports expanded indication for Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve
- FDA denied ACS indication for rivaroxaban
- CDC: US adolescents carry substantial burden of CVD risk factors, prediabetes
- Dietary intervention prevented dyslipidemia associated with highly active antiretroviral therapy
- Eating vitamin D-rich foods may improve stroke risk in Japanese Americans
- Endothelial dysfunction evident after 30 minutes of exposure to low levels of secondhand smoke
- Multivariate model accurately predicted mortality risk in HF patients in the ED
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- National survey of STEMI systems identifies widespread application of interventions, common barriers to regional care
- Policy statement urges safeguards against misuse of genetic data
- Preeclamptic pregnancies linked to increased CV risk factors in children
- TRIGGER-PCI: Prasugrel associated with consistent decrease in platelet reactivity in CAD patients after elective PCI
- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute honors Harvard cardiologist
- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute ranked first nationally in 2011 adult heart transplants
- Cincinnati Children's Heart Institute receives pediatric accreditation
- VA, AHA join forces in fight against CVD in female veterans
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- Joao A.C. Lima, MD, MBA, focuses on advancing the future of CV imaging
- CHADS2 score predicted efficacy of statins for preventing AF in elderly hypertensive patients
- ACE reviews highlight inadequate clinical documentation in cath labs
- ADVANCE III: Longer detection window effective in reducing unnecessary ICD therapy
- Exercise may reverse increasing CV risk in patients with prediabetes
- Experts release clinical practice guidelines for management of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
- Investigational treatment improved outcomes in patients with progressive HF
- New 4D image reconstruction method improved image quality for cardiac-gated PET imaging
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- Overactive thyroid glands increase risk for developing AF
- Pitavastatin superior to pravastatin for LDL reduction
- Tablet-based communication tool improved CVD awareness for Hispanics with diabetes
- Telephone support after stenting improved patient adherence to dual antiplatelet therapy
- Using CFR enhanced diagnostic accuracy to detect CAD, helped predict risk by age
- Nesiritide: Were the signals missed amid the marketing? John Noviasky, PharmD, BCPS
- ADVANCE III
- DESERT
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- EASY-IMPACT
- HF-ACTION
- IST-3
- LIFE
- TNT
- TRIGGER-PCI