Cardiology Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Progress in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has saved lives, but knowledge gaps exist
• New ACCF/ACC guidelines for coronary artery calcium scanning in asymptomatic adults Daniel S. Berman, MD; Alan Rozanski, MD
• Carotid stenting comparable to carotid endarterectomy for long-term stroke prevention
• Expert panel discusses potential link between angiotensin receptor blockers, cancer
• Family history of stroke may increase risk for ACS in women
• FDA OKs first pacemaker for use during MRI
• MADIT-CRT: CRT-D more effective in women than men
• PROSPECT: Major adverse CV events after PCI in patients with ACS attributed to culprit, nonculprit lesions
• Stem cell technology utilizes adipose cells to treat damaged heart tissue
• Cardiologists break with routine and go down the road less traveled
• Cardiopulmonary exercise testing shed light on pregnancy outcome in women with congenital heart disease
• Creatine kinase, troponin elevation linked with mortality in CABG patients
• CTA shown capable of identifying features of plaque disruption
• Disparity in outcomes reported for women, black stroke survivors
• Findings illuminate role of right ventricular failure in LV free wall mass in patients with CTEPH
• Intervention program improved care practice implementation in Canadian ICUs
• Multifaceted intervention positively associated with patient outcomes
• Newly published guidelines suggest expanded use for carotid artery stenting
• Patients with restrictive, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may benefit from LVAD therapy
• Quality measurement of anticoagulation care delivery may lead to better outcomes
• Radiotherapy for breast cancer linked with increased CV mortality risk
• Risk for CAD increased as alcohol consumption increased in Chinese men
• Shockable arrhythmias more common after cardiac arrest in public vs. home
• Super Bowl loss linked with increased mortality rates in local men and women
• Timing of aspirin discontinuation before CABG failed to affect morbidity, mortality rates
• Two-year data promising for drug-eluting stent
• Women with PAD lost mobility faster than men with PAD
• Worldwide adult obesity prevalence has doubled since 1980
• Contributions to electrophysiology by Douglas P. Zipes, MD, have advanced treatment of disease
• Diet soda consumption linked with heightened vascular event risk
• RESTORE: MRI-based reperfusion therapy feasible strategy for unclear-onset strokes
• Robot therapy benefited movement, function of patients after stroke
• ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers: To hold or not to hold for IV contrast? Lindsay Justin, PharmD, MS; Danielle M. Blais, PharmD, BCPS
• Product Guide: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)