Cardiology Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Stem cells: Potential to transform CVD care
• Certain antidepressants may prolong QT interval
• CMS issues final rule on Physician Payment Sunshine Act
• Cutting sodium consumption could yield considerable health benefits
• FIRST: Anatomic measurements by IVUS show moderate correlation with FFR
• Many hospitalized children survive after prolonged CPR
• Mobile health clinic induced positive BP changes
• Ramipril improved treadmill walking times, QOL for patients with PAD
• Kynamro wins FDA approval for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
• Eating one egg daily failed to increase CHD, stroke risk
• Randomized trials show noninferiority of biodegradable polymer DES
• Nanette K. Wenger, MD: A lifetime of volunteerism and firsts
• CHANCE: Clopidogrel plus aspirin lowered risk for second stroke
• Survival rate higher with endovascular repair for patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Faster reperfusion following stroke may yield better outcomes
• SPS3: Lowering systolic BP targets may prevent recurrent stroke
• STROLL: S.M.A.R.T. stent safe, effective at 2 years
• The role of platelet function monitoring during thienopyridine/P2Y12 therapy Robert DiDomenico, PharmD; Yana Labinov, PharmD
• FIRST
• ICH ADAPT
• LoDoCo Trial
• MAGELLAN
• MISTIE
• NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study
• STROLL
• YOGA My Heart Study