Cedars Sinai

In this issue, Timothy Henry, MD, MSCAI, director of the division of cardiology at Cedars-Sinai, talks with Cardiology Today about his roles in the early practice of interventional cardiology, the development of systems of care for STEMI and other emergency CV conditions and research in cell therapies for treatment of patients with HF or refractory angina.

Two colonic release formulations of linaclotide showed improved abdominal pain relief in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, while one of them also showed improvement in bowel habits in a phase 2b trial, Ironwood and Allergan announced.

The NIH has awarded Cedars-Sinai a $10 million grant for research on the genetic and immunological causes of inflammatory bowel disease, wrapping up a research effort spanning more than 20 years, according to a press release.

LAS VEGAS — It is important for primary care doctors to understand the cardiovascular disease risks for cancer survivors and how to monitor those risks given that there are more than 13 million cancer survivors in the United States, according to a cardiologist here at the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit.

LAS VEGAS — Physicians can help reduce a woman's risk of cardiovascular disease by taking into account her pregnancy history, according to an expert here at the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit.

A predictive overbooking system, which identifies patients likely to miss scheduled gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures and offers their appointments to others on short notice, effectively maximized scheduling at a Veterans Affairs outpatient endoscopy clinic.

The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America announced that initial results from a pilot program within IBD Qorus, its national quality care improvement initiative, has identified best practices for increasing urgent care access to IBD patients.

Fewer central neck compartment metastatic lymph nodes and more reactive benign cervical lymph nodes were found in patients with lymphocytic thyroiditis compared with those without the autoimmune disorder, according to recent study findings.

Use of intraoperative digital radiography can offer improved component alignment in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, according to a presenter at the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Spring Meeting.

CHICAGO — Long-term survival outcomes from the ACOSOG Z0011 trial supported the initial finding of noninferiority for sentinel node biopsy compared with axillary lymph node dissection in select patients with sentinel node–positive breast cancer, according to 10-year follow-up data presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.