FPN || Cardiology

Cancer treatment–induced cardiotoxicity greatly underappreciated

Posted on: 10/11/2014 - 17:38

LAS VEGAS – When it comes to discussing the cardiotoxicity of cancer pharmacotherapies, it often seems that oncologists and cardiologists are on different planets. “You will see wildly different...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Disease activity, not lipid levels, appear to affect CV risk with tocilizumab

Posted on: 31/10/2014 - 17:58

Rheumatoid arthritis disease activity during treatment with tocilizumab plays a significant role in patients’ risk for major adverse cardiovascular events, rather than increases in lipid levels...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Drug combinations found to increase upper gastrointestinal bleeding risk

Posted on: 01/10/2014 - 08:00

Combining nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors increased the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding by up to 190% beyond the baseline risk found for...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Typical risk factors don’t always red-flag coronary disease in IBD patients

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 20:50

Coronary artery disease may develop at a younger age in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, even when they have fewer traditional risk factors for heart problems. A database review of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

The Medical Roundtable: Heart Disease in Women

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 14:26

Moderator: Ezra A. Amsterdam, MD Discussants: Jeffrey S. Borer, MD; L. Kristin Newby, MD, MHS FoxP2 Media LLC is the publisher of The Medical Roun

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

ESHRE writes first premature ovarian insufficiency guidelines

Posted on: 12/08/2014 - 17:05

MUNICH – A working group of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology drafted the first international guidelines for managing premature ovarian insufficiency. Once formally released,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Stress, negative emotions may up stroke and TIA risk

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 21:00

Stress, hostility, and depressive symptoms appear to increase the risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack in middle-aged and older adults, according to findings from the Multi-Ethnic Study of...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Statin use linked to memory decline in elderly

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 19:45

CHICAGO – More liberal lipid targets in elderly patients and lower statin doses might offset the risk of memory decline associated with statin use in these patients, <link...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Systemwide disparities seen in diagnosis, care of women with heart disease

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 18:40

MELBOURNE – Women with heart disease are frequently underdiagnosed, undertreated, and underrepresented in clinical trials, and experience poorer outcomes both from inpatient and outpatient...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

In diabetes, women far more likely to develop CHD than men

Posted on: 22/05/2014 - 23:00

Women with diabetes have a 44% greater chance of developing coronary heart disease than do men with diabetes, a large review and meta-analysis has shown. In a retrospective review of data...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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