CAD & Atherosclerosis
Commentary
Natural disasters leave late heart problems
Conference Coverage
HPS2-THRIVE drives another nail in niacin's coffin
Major Finding: During an average 3.9-year prospective follow-up, the rate of the combined endpoint of coronary death, nonfatal MI, stroke, or...
News
Breast cancer: Cardiac risk increases with radiation dose to heart
Major finding: The risk of major coronary events increased by 7.4% per 1 Gy of radiation received as treatment for breast cancer.Data source: A...
Conference Coverage
Intense statin therapy treats atheromas in diabetes
Major finding: The percent atheroma volume after high-intensity statin therapy decreased by 1.04% in diabetic patients and by 1.21% in nondiabetic...
News
Dual therapy shows promise for secondary cardiovascular prevention
Conference Coverage
TERISA targets diabetes as potential new market for ranolazine
Major finding: Weekly frequency of anginal episodes in type 2 diabetic patients with coronary artery disease and angina despite the use of one or...
Commentary
Mummies may hold clues to atherosclerosis predisposition
News
Heart teams inch into routine cardiac practice
Conference Coverage
Atrial fibrillation device among top trials at ACC 13
News
Cardiac stress testing underutilized in stroke patients
Major Finding: Only 6.2% of high-risk stroke patients received guideline-concordant cardiac stress testing.Data Source: Retrospective cohort study...