Acute Coronary Syndromes
Guidelines
Upcoming ESC revascularization guidelines cement heart team’s role
Conference Coverage
ECG predictors of cardiac events mandate troponin level testing in drug overdoses
Roughly 15% of adult ED patients with an acute drug overdose will experience a major cardiac event during their hospital stay. The ED admission...
Conference Coverage
Diabetes found in 17% of MI patients in registry
Key clinical point: Nearly one-fifth of MI patients have undiagnosed diabetes, and their 3-year mortality was similar whether they had a STEMI or...
News
Adding insulin to metformin may raise CVD risks
Key clinical point: Adding a sulfonylurea to metformin appears safer than adding insulin in terms of cardiovascular outcomes.Major finding: The...
Conference Coverage
Known cardiac disease common in sports-related sudden cardiac arrest in men
Key clinical point: Educational and general population awareness approaches may potentially decrease the burden of sports-related SCA in middle-...
News
Million Hearts indicators coming up short
Conference Coverage
Testosterone therapy may not be associated with CV risk
News
FDA declines to approve IV antiplatelet drug cangrelor
Video
VIDEO: GERD may increase heart attack risk
News
Activity improves heart-rate variability in elderly
Major Finding: Activity level showed a linear association with higher 24-hour standard deviation of all normal-to-normal-intervals (SDNN), higher...
News
Anti-TNFs linked to lower heart attack risk in RA patients
Key clinical point: Linkage of BSRBR-RA Register data with a database of MIs in England and Wales further solidifies the evidence for lower risk...