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Blood type of pig may be factor in longevity of porcine replacement heart valves
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CT-STAT: CT angiography rules out CAD faster and cheaper than standard care
4 4
ACC/AHA focused update of guidelines for STEMI, PCI
8 8
CDC data show LDL screening rate remains stagnant; many who could benefit go without lipid-lowerin
2 2
BARI 2D cost-effectiveness analysis favors medication over PCI for less severe CVD in diabetic pat
1 1
JCHF: Are low doses of carvedilol effective in heart failure?
3 3
Statins do not eliminate risk of low HDL-cholesterol levels
4 4
Niacin not beneficial in patients at goal with statins: NIA Plaque
17 17
Advocates build support for Canadian Heart Health Strategy in a difficult environment
1 1
FAIR-HF: Symptom improvement, functional gains follow correction of iron deficiency in heart failu
2 2
Kenneth Baughman killed while jogging at AHA
22 22
HEAAL: High-dose trumps low-dose ARB for heart failure in the ACE-inhibitor intolerant
1 1
Plasma renin activity associated with cardiovascular events and mortality in HOPE
1 1
CASCADE: No significant benefit of clopidogrel in reducing graft disease after CABG
4 4
Good news continues for ticagrelor in PLATO STEMI subanalysis
1 1
Cangrelor in CHAMPION: What went wrong?
2 2
ARBITER 6-HALTS: HDL raising with niacin superior to ezetimibe
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CHAMPION: Negative trials but some positive angles for cangrelor?
2 2
Experienced operators can switch easily and rapidly to radial-access PCI: RAPTOR
5 5
Canadian confusion: Primary-care docs lack knowledge of CVD risk factors, prevention
8 8
Lifestyle-based diabetes prevention seen to endure for at least a decade
1 1
Natural ventricular rate a powerful risk predictor in ICD trial
2 2
DES fractures occur more often than thought
4 4
FDA investigating external-defib energy levels
2 2
What's going to be hot at AHA 2009?
2 2
ASTRAL finds no benefit of revascularization over medical therapy alone for renal-artery stenosis
9 9
One in four discharged after heart-failure hospitalization are back within a month
3 3
No benefits of aspirin for primary prevention in diabetics, meta-analysis suggests
6 6
Walking speed predicts CV mortality in older people
4 4
CORONA analysis reopens door for statins in heart failure
1 1
Better survival in hospitalized flu patients on statins
1 1
Ambrisentan effective long-term for pulmonary arterial hypertension
1 1
Not all metabolic syndrome is created equal: Framingham Offspring analysis
3 3
Latest European and US STEMI guidelines compared and contrasted
7 7
Interventional cardiologist Donald Baim dies
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Underutilization of ICDs in CABG patients is worst in women and elderly, Halifax study shows
1 1
Adding fuel to the J-curve fire; debate is reignited
2 2
Off-pump CABG shows no benefit over on-pump approach: ROOBY study
10 10
Another in-hospital CV risk marker: 24-hour shifts with overnight on-call duty
1 1
CMS set to cut Medicare physician fees for cardiovascular imaging
19 19
US updates advice on perioperative beta-blocker use in noncardiac surgery
6 6
Interventional cardiologist sues hospital under Whistleblower's Act
16 16
CAC scoring plus SPECT provide long and short view of cardiac risk
7 7
Combined home/GP hypertension control program successful in Pakistan
3 3
percutaneous valves
5 5
Bariatric surgery fails to reduce risk of MI long term
1 1
Stent pioneer Julio Palmaz urges DES makers to "learn from mistakes of the past"
1 1
Less exposure to cardiovascular risk factors with intensive diabetes intervention: Look AHEAD
1 1
Glucose lowering in type 2 diabetes to prevent CVD remains controversial but still important
1 1
Make a donation in honor of the late Dr. Phillip Poole-Wilson
1 1
Imaging study shows plaque regression with niacin vs placebo
19 19
China death toll due to hypertension worse than predicted
1 1
NHLBI director Nabel named new president of Brigham and Women's Hospital
1 1
NT-proBNP "remarkable predictor" of incident atrial fibrillation
1 1
Lorcaserin passes weight-loss and valvular hurdles in BLOSSOM study
1 1
balzarian blog on 'grass is greener'
1 1
Combination drugs for weight loss
2 2
New AHA/ASA guidelines on TIA management and telemedicine in acute stroke released
1 1
Experts weigh in on calorie lists on menus, despite "mixed" science
2 2
The Importance of Registries in the Study of AF-Related Stroke
1 1
Calcium scoring (again)
13 13
Contrary to common belief, women feel same heart-attack symptoms as men
4 4
ACCORD update: "One size fits all" may not be best glucose-lowering strategy
1 1
Blood products should be used conservatively in heart-surgery patients, trial shows
4 4
NRMI data raise more questions about PCI in nonsurgery centers
4 4
Older age, female sex, African American race all associated with higher rates of readmission follo
1 1
New MESA data: Pericardial fat a better predictor of CHD than BMI
9 9
ACE inhibitors of benefit in ischemic heart disease patients with preserved LV function
8 8
Omega-3s no help to SSRI-treated CHD patients
4 4
Many cardiologists still not following HF-treatment guidelines
1 1
Thiazolidinediones have a role for appropriate diabetic patients
5 5
Expanded indication for telmisartan
3 3
Data from 1.23 million patients confirms warfarin increases mortality in trauma patients
4 4
Just one-third of heart-failure patients receive aldosterone antagonists
7 7
Racial background woefully underreported in CV trials
1 1
TYCOON: One year of dual-antiplatelet therapy with DES isn't enough
3 3
Rosuvastatin cleared for pediatric FH
1 1
Can statins prevent and treat infection?
1 1
Coronary events drop in Italy after smoking ban
2 2
What's the turn around time on labs in your ER?
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Smoking bans reduce the risk of acute coronary events: IOM report
4 4
Diabetes: An independent risk factor for AF
1 1
Osteoporosis drugs hint at slowing aortic-stenosis progression
1 1
Zero CAC score not 100% reassuring in those presenting to ER with chest pain
14 14
HAPPY BOSS'S DAY TO ALL OF YOU!!
2 2
Scripps starts routine genetic testing for clopidogrel responsiveness
5 5
Expert council focuses on left main PCI: Guideline changes suggested
2 2
A fish tale with merit: Omega-3 PUFAs underrated for heart failure
22 22
Diuretics effective as second-line therapy for hypertension
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best statin
5 5
Mercury/blood-pressure link should guide fish choices
1 1
Arrhythmia/EP
2 2
Coronary thrombosis—the culprit is not just plaque rupture
3 3
Target HbA1c levels still the subject of much debate, but tailored therapy should be th
35 35
Doubling dose of clopidogrel benefits STEMI patients without risk of bleeding
2 2
New joint statement streamlines definition of metabolic syndrome
6 6
IRIS confirms: No survival gains from early post-MI primary-prevention ICDs
1 1
Experts debate bariatric surgery as a cure for diabetes
4 4
20 000-patient DAPT clinical trial starts enrolling with eight industry sponsors on board
1 1
BCIS-1 trial: "Bailout" intra-aortic balloon pump beats elective use in low EF/high-risk patients
1 1
Simple, fixed-dose drug bundle may lower MI and stroke risk
4 4
Stroke reduction with dronedarone shown in post hoc analysis
1 1
Music therapy lowers blood pressure and reduces reinfarction rates in ACS
5 5
BNP-boosting gene variant hints at possible screening, cardioprotective roles
1 1
New "principles" on authorship and COI from PhRMA get mixed response
3 3
Insulin glargine and cancer: Association, no causal link
1 1
Next up: Drug-eluting stents for erectile dysfunction
8 8
Pump may not be the culprit in "pump head" after CABG
1 1
PLATO Study Results
1 1
REVERSE, MADIT-CRT make case for extending CRT to mild heart failure: Should guidelines change?
2 2
Anxiety, depression, linked to angina frequency
1 1
Wealthy Americans more likely to benefit from statin therapy than poor
7 7
Doctor-led "hospital-at-home" care subs for hospitalization in acute heart failure
5 5
New biomarker, galectin-3, shows risk-stratification potential in chronic heart failure
2 2
Experts react to the new NCEP ATP III guidelines: Many anticipate further changes down the road
1 1
Early statin therapy in ACS: What's the level of evidence?
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Intensive glycemic control not directly linked to excess cardiovascular risk
2 2
FAUST: Ultrasound guidance improves femoral access in cases of high bifurcation, reduces risk of c
3 3
Journal editors and UK research ethics group raise new questions about MIST migraine/PFO trial
2 2
Tributes to Helmut Drexler, who has died at age 58
4 4
New Canadian lipid guidelines will recommend CRP testing for certain patients
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PROSPECT: Vulnerable lesions lead to unstable angina rather than MI or death
4 4
PLATO-Invasive: Impressive ticagrelor results mirror overall trial findings
6 6
Reduced bleeding and comparable stent thrombosis with DES and bare-metal stents: HORIZONS-AMI at t
1 1
FAME lives on: FFR results durable at two years
2 2
Stent sandwich: First-generation stents equal for Cypher in-stent restenosis
1 1
SIRTAX LATE: No differences in MACE for first-generation stents at five years
2 2
COGENT: No CV events but significant GI benefits of PPI omeprazole
14 14
COMPARE: "Real-world" randomized trial favors Xience V over Taxus Liberté
3 3
CAD hospitalizations decline, but HF admissions increase
1 1
Senators question Dr Martin Leon's financial links to industry
5 5
Flu vaccine may protect against MI
2 2
Upping duration of CPR compressions improves survival
1 1
Should left main PCI be a class IIa indication?
5 5
Smoking bans cut heart attacks by up to a quarter
6 6
Cardiac CT protocol identifies perfusion defects, stenoses
1 1
New ASCOT analysis: Beta blockers not beneficial in hypertensives with tachycardia
6 6
Further testing and increased costs only for those with high CAC scores: EISNER study
9 9
How to shave 10 years off your life: Have high cholesterol, be hypertensive, and smoke
6 6
Taser shocks said to pose little CV risk
1 1
Cutting salt intake in US could save $50 billion a year
7 7
FAST enough? Intrathoracic monitor bests weight gain in predicting worsening heart failure
1 1
Medtronic pacemaker advisory now a class-1 recall
3 3
Merck, Schering-Plough spent $60 million on CME, reports Dow Jones
1 1
Yet again, CMS declines to expand carotid-stenting coverage
1 1
Omeprazole, but not pantoprazole, inhibits clopidogrel's platelet response
4 4
Newly initiated statin therapy after ACS reduces plaque burden within six weeks
5 5
Conflicts of interest affect best practices in both industry-funded and non-industry-funded trials
2 2
Spin not uncommon in negative RCTs, study shows
4 4
US cardiologists in short supply, and the problem could get worse
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Homocysteine lowering cuts mortality in early-onset CAD patients
4 4
Platelet-function test finds fault with omeprazole/clopidogrel combo, but not with other PPIs
4 4
Experts question routine aspirin for patients with type 2 diabetes
3 3
New ESC guidelines on infective endocarditis
7 7
FDA approves cholesterol drug pitavastatin
2 2
Less than 2% of restaurants using trans fat in New York City
5 5
Warfarin use in patients with AF and end-stage renal disease may increase stroke risk
3 3
MAGGIC confirms lower mortality in preserved-EF heart failure
3 3
Interventional cardiologists at risk of developing cataracts
2 2
Mediterranean diet might delay need for drugs in diabetes
4 4
Stenting subclavian artery prior to CABG
12 12
CURRENT OASIS-7: Benefit to doubling clopidogrel dose in ACS patients undergoing PCI
9 9
RE-LY: Oral antithrombin dabigatran outshines warfarin in atrial fib
17 17
PLATO shows benefits of ticagrelor over clopidogrel
6 6
Calcium Scoring Question
24 24
NAPLES II statin preloading in PCI study published
15 15
New review endorses CV benefits of fish oil
12 12
No benefit in lowering BP below "standard" 140/90 mm Hg
29 29
ACC aghast at proposed cuts to cardiology payments in Medicare physician fee schedule for 2010
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Mainly medical unknowns regarding Michael Jackson's apparent cardiac arrest
8 8
HCTZ a "paltry" antihypertensive, with no effect on outcomes, new analysis suggests
22 22
New data show that Lp(a) is a causal factor for MI, researchers say
18 18
Meta-analysis questions use of aspirin in primary prevention
13 13
CAC scoring helps reclassify intermediate-risk patients
13 13
US Senator questions FDA for letting Edwards "off the hook" over Myxo device
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Reducing CV Risk: What Add-On Therapies Do You Use?
18 18
News on cardiac CT angiography and radiation dose
4 4
Aspirin: Should it be used for primary prevention in diabetics?
5 5
Early experience with epicardial ablation
1 1
Journey to a Smoke free city
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HORIZONS AMI: Bivalirudin reduces bleeding, adverse clinical events in STEMI
6 6
American Board of Nuclear Cardiology Review Course
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