Cardiology
Conference Coverage
Does warfarin cause acute kidney injury?
SAN DIEGO – Consider increased monitoring of renal function in certain patients.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Is ‘medical aid in dying’ suicide?
And one in five Medicaid kids may have a mental health diagnosis.
From the Journals
Stroke-smoking link is dose dependent in young men
Smoking cessation is the goal, but every little bit helps.
Conference Coverage
Nebivolol looks like best beta-blocker for hypertension
ORLANDO – Lower MI rate than with metoprolol or atenolol in large primary prevention study.
Clinical Inquiries
Does niacin decrease cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in CVD patients?
EVIDENCE BASED ANSWER: No. Niacin doesn’t reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity or mortality in patients with established disease (...
Practice Alert
USPSTF update: New and revised recommendations
Behavioral interventions for obese kids and teens can improve weight for up to a year, and a new analysis reverses previous advice on scoliosis...
From the Journals
Women’s representation in CV drug trials still lagging
We’ve come a long way in clinical trial representation of women, but there’s more work to do.
Conference Coverage
Metabolic syndrome scoring system predicts CVD in type 2 diabetes
Higher z scores meant higher risk of incident heart disease.
Conference Coverage
MI before age 50? Think familial hypercholesterolemia, substance abuse
More than one-third of patients with an MI before age 50 and an LDL cholesterol of at least 160 mg/dL meet criteria for FH.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Lupus is quietly killing young women
And does substance abuse trigger schizophrenia?
News
FDA advisory committee votes to recommend update to celecoxib safety labeling
Celecoxib exhibited a similar safety profile to ibuprofen and naproxen in patients at risk for cardiovascular events.