Cardiology
Conference Coverage
Mild OSA linked to hypertension
Younger adults with nonsevere OSA were at increased risk of hypertension.
Conference Coverage
Atrial fibrillation blunts beta-blockers for HFrEF
Do beta-blockers alter mortality in HFrEF with atrial fib??
Conference Coverage
A prescription for heart failure success: Change the name
PARIS – This condition’s very name dooms it to failure. Dr. Lynne Warner Stevenson has some ideas to fix that.
From the Journals
For Americans, less salt is still too much
Sodium content of packaged food is down since 2000, but most households still purchase above-optimal amounts of salt.
Applied Evidence
Stroke: A road map for subacute management
Time is of the essence when a patient has signs and symptoms suggestive of a stroke or TIA. What should your initial approach and diagnostic work-...
Clinical Inquiries
Do oral decongestants have a clinically significant effect on BP in patients with hypertension?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: It is unclear. Pseudoephedrine causes an average increase of 1.2 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure (BP) in...
From the Journals
Framingham: Arterial stiffening not inevitable with aging
Framingham heart study longitudinal finding flies in the face of long-held clinical belief about aging.
From the Journals
Osteoarthritis contributes more to difficulty walking than do diabetes, CVD
The ability of hip and knee OA to predict difficulty walking increased with the number of joints affected and acted additively with either...
Conference Coverage
Spironolactone’s HFpEF benefit happens mostly in women
PARIS – What a new TOPCAT analysis reveals about sex differences in HFpEF
Conference Coverage
New DES hailed for smallest coronary vessels
PARIS – "This dedicated size in Onyx really fills an important unmet clinical need because, at present, there are no great options to treat...
From the Journals
Statins: No benefit as primary prevention in elderly
Are your older, hypertensive, mildly hypercholesterolemic patients taking statins?