Cardiology Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Physicians face increasing metabolic, CV complications in the treatment of HIV patients
• Highlights of the 2010 ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults Nanette K. Wenger, MD
• ASCOT: High-sensitivity CRP screening produced no significant improvements in CVD assessment
• ASSERT: Novel drug raised apoA-1 levels but failed to meet primary endpoint
• BASKET PROVE: Drug-eluting, bare metal stent efficacy similar in large vessels
• Body weight, physical activity critical in cardiorespiratory fitness
• CLOSURE I: PFO closure device not superior to medical therapy
• FDA proposes measures to reduce radiation overexposure from brain scans
• Ghrelin levels may be a useful marker for BMI, diabetes in women
• In postmenopausal women, aromatase predictive of CVD mortality
• Novel stent promotes healing of vessel wall after implantation
• P-OM3: Prescription omega-3 no more effective than placebo for paroxysmal AF treatment
• Prehypertension linked to low vitamin D
• RE-LY: Top story of 2010
• SHARP: Ezetimibe plus statin reduced CV risk in patients with CKD
• Stroke dropped to fourth leading cause of death in 2008
• Symplicity HTN-2: Renal denervation therapy plus medication lowered BP vs. medication alone
• Clopidogrel, aspirin more effective for venous graft patency than aspirin alone
• Cohort data reveal connection between childhood, adulthood atherosclerosis
• CV care found lacking in patients with cancer, decreased LVEF
• Expert consensus document offers suggestions on concomitant PPI, antiplatelet drug use
• FDA advisory panel discusses future research for novel drug in setting of CABG
• Fruit, vegetable consumption in childhood associated with adult pulse wave velocity
• Highly sensitive assay detected cardiac troponin T levels in structural heart disease
• Increasing CAD detected by cardiac CTA escalated CV event risk
• Intervention program increased smoking cessation among patients with PAD
• Lower-income families with high deductible more likely to forgo medical procedures
• PLATO: Ticagrelor associated with reduced outcomes, mortality in patients with ACS
• PRIMA: NT-proBNP measurement increased HF medication use but not survival rate outside hospital setting
• Resistance exercise vs. aerobic exercise increased blood flow to limbs
• RESTOR-MV: Patients with functional mitral regurgitation benefited with ventricular shaping
• SPIRIT IV: Everolimus-eluting stent outperforms paclitaxel-eluting stent in patients without diabetes
• Survival after CRT-D, ICD implantation comparable outside vs. inside clinical trial setting
• Telmisartan improved outcome in patients with hemodialysis, chronic HF
• Translesional pressure gradients predictive of arterial hypertension improvement after renal stenting
• Variations in CHD mortality in England may be explained by population characteristics
• VENI predicted 3-month improvement after IV administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator
• Vitamin K antagonist exposure not linked with dabigatran, warfarin outcomes in RE-LY patients
• George Vetrovec, MD, furthering evolution of angioplasty for more than 30 years
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