When the highly-anticipated results from the TOPCAT trial reported last November failed to show a statistically significant efficacy benefit from spironolactone treatment in patients with heart...
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Evidence from three observational studies suggests colchicine has a strong protective effect against cardiovascular events in gout patients.
These data add to mounting evidence...
Warfarin therapy decreased the composite endpoint of death, recurrent myocardial infarction, and ischemic stroke after an incident acute MI with atrial fibrillation among patients who had chronic...
SAN DIEGO – Transcranial Doppler saline studies were superior to transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosing a hole in the heart, according to a prospective study of patients who had a cryptogenic...
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Familiarity with the option of minimalist transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement is causing some top surgeons to broaden their use of nonsurgical valve replacement....
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Cardiologist-patient discussions at the time of decision making about implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy are fraught with a disturbing degree of misrepresentation and...
Use of tumor necrosis factor–alpha inhibitors was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of coronary artery disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, particularly with longer term...
Fifteen percent of eligible patients treated for acute coronary syndrome still are not given ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers as recommended, according to data from a quality...
Current evidence is still insufficient to adequately assess whether taking vitamin supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease or cancer is beneficial or harmful, <link...
