Cardiology Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• PAD widely prevalent, consequences could be dire Erik Swain
• Coronary revascularization: A focus on symptoms, ischemia and biology George W. Vetrovec, MD
• AHA: Severe obesity affects 5% of US youth
• CDC: Many CVD deaths preventable
• Prevalence of morbid obesity increasing in PCI patients
• Long-term use of calcium-channel blockers may raise breast cancer risk
• Hand-held ultrasound gaining acceptance around the world
• AF rates in US adults likely to double by 2030
• Electromagnetic technology used to implant CRT devices in HF patients
• National registry report shows increase in radial access stenting, other trends
• Retinal imaging could help predict likelihood of stroke
• ACCOAST: Prasugrel pretreatment increases major bleeding, does not benefit ischemic events
• Edoxaban after initial heparin found noninferior to standard therapy
• IN-TIME: Better outcomes, less mortality with home HF monitoring
• LINC: Mechanical chest compressions equally as effective as manual compressions
• Losartan reduced aortic root enlargement in Marfan syndrome
• PRAMI: Preventive PCI in noninfarct arteries reduced risk for CV events
• Statins may reduce risk for cataracts
• TASTE: Thrombus aspiration before primary PCI not beneficial to 30-day mortality
• Tour de France cyclists live longer than general population
• Evaluation of chelation therapy for the treatment of CVD Cynthia Sanoski, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP; Theresa Page, PharmD candidate
• ACCOAST
• AQUARIUS
• BIC-8
• IN-TIME
• PARIS
• RE-ALIGN
• SERAPHIN
• UMPIRE