CAD & Atherosclerosis
News
FDA lifts rosiglitazone prescribing restrictions
Conference Coverage
Noninvasive coronary test accurate for lesion-specific ischemia
Major finding: The per-patient AUC was 0.82 with the FFRCT test, significantly better than 0.63 with CT angiography.Data source: A prospective,...
News
Guideline authors, AHA-ACC leaders confident in risk calculator
Commentary
Abandon LDL targets? Not yet
News
Intervention boosts post-acute coronary syndrome medication adherence, but not outcomes
Major finding: The intervention improved the proportion of adherent patients by 15%, and improved the mean adherence to the four medications...
News
ACC-AHA cardiovascular prevention guidelines drop cholesterol treatment goals
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FDA moves to reduce or remove unhealthy trans fats from foods
News
CVD more prevalent in chronic kidney disease patients
News
‘Substantial’ weight loss seen 3 years after bariatric surgery
Major finding: Patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass lost a median of 31.5% of their baseline weight, or 41 kg, while those who...
Conference Coverage
Statin use linked to lower cataract risk
Major finding: Statin use was associated with a 19% lower rate of cataracts, and the risk fell to 51% when statins were prescribed to younger...
News
CT says it all: Quitting smoking cuts cardiac risk
Major finding: Current smokers had a higher risk of MACE than did nonsmokers (P less than .001), but past smokers did not (P = .29). Data source:...