Cardiology Today Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Cardiology Today.
Table of Contents
- Echocardiography for interventions in the cardiac cath lab Randolph P. Martin, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD
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- Will race matter in the era of personalized medicine? Elijah Saunders, MD; Shawn W. Robinson, MD
- Coronary CTA yielded higher diagnostic ability than perfusion in ACCURACY substudy
- Drug-eluting stent use declined more than 30% between 2006, 2008
- FDA warns that electronic cigarettes contain carcinogens, toxic chemicals
- Guide to Imaging
- Minimally invasive technique repaired congenital defect
- Myocardial perfusion imaging by CT a promising diagnostic, prognostic tool
- New battery chemistry allows more power in a smaller unit
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- Perfusion imaging with CT plus CTA helpful in patients with stents, high coronary calcification
- Recurrent fainting could be indicative of cardiac problems
- Cardiac risks similar for two stimulants used to treat ADHD
- EPIC-Potsdam study: Healthy lifestyle greatly predicted prevention of chronic disease
- EVENT: No differences in outcomes between sirolimus-eluting and paclitaxel-eluting stent at one year
- Healthy lifestyle associated with lower lifetime risk for HF in men
- Medication review service linked with prolonged time to next hospitalization for HF