Cardiology Today Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Cardiology Today.
Table of Contents
- 2012: A year of progress Carl J. Pepine, MD, MACC
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- Cardiac devices decreased QOL for children and parents
- Cardiology Today Editorial Board members vote on top 10 stories of 2012
- FDA approves mobile ECG for iPhone
- PET myocardial perfusion imaging improved risk stratification
- Societies release first consensus statement on troponin testing
- FDA: 32-mg dose of Zofran to be removed from market
- FDA updates safety review on CV concerns with Chantix
- BLOG: HHS raises red flags about Medicare’s electronic health record incentive program
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- Aldosterone antagonists at discharge failed to improve mortality, CV readmission
- Diabetes increased long-term CV events in older PCI-treated patients
- Digoxin linked to increased mortality risk in AF
- Earnings of US physicians grow less than other health professionals
- Enhanced depression care following ACS found cost effective in COPES trial
- International study ties 21 genes to cholesterol levels
- Long-term survival comparable between endovascular, open AAA repair
- Moderate smoking linked to sudden cardiac death in women
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- New guidelines address diagnosis, treatment of stable ischemic heart disease
- OCT may detect procedural issues undetected by angiography
- RAS antagonists linked to lower mortality in patients with HFPEF
- Statins reduced heart failure risk during anthracycline chemotherapy
- Stenting shows promise as stroke treatment
- Cardiology Today Editorial Board member honored for advancements in cardiology
- CV pathologist received 2012 TCT Career Achievement Award
- Harrington, Wu will direct Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
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- W. Douglas Weaver, MD: Value of mentorship is 'sky high'
- ARCTIC: Antiplatelet therapy not improved by monitoring platelet function
- ASPIRE: VTE recurrence similar with aspirin, placebo
- Benefits of dabigatran against recurrent VTE maintained 1 year after drug discontinuation
- CARRESS HF: Pharmacologic care superior to ultrafiltration for acute decompensated HF
- Cooling target may improve outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
- Daily multivitamin failed to reduce major CVD risk in middle-aged men
- FORWARD, OPERA: Omega-3 fatty acids do not reduce AF occurrence
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- Low hematocrit levels decreased risk of thrombosis among patients with polycythemia vera
- Many patients may have received inappropriate DAPT dose
- Rejected donor hearts deemed safe for transplantation after stress echocardiography
- Rivaroxaban shows promise in DVT, PE
- Safety of testosterone questioned in veterans with diabetes, CAD
- Study examined predictive value of two types of echocardiography
- TIME: Stem cell delivery did not improve LV function after MI
- Twice-daily doses of apixaban reduced risk of VTE
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- New agents for AF and stroke prevention: How to position the best drug for the right patient
- ACCOMPLISH BMI Analysis
- AMPLIFY-EXT
- BCIS-1
- CARRESS-HF
- CREATE
- OPERA
- OVER
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- The LURIC Study