Cardiology
Conference Coverage
As-needed anticoagulation for intermittent Afib raises concerns
ORLANDO – Despite a positive pilot study, the efficacy of intermittent anticoagulation for stroke prevention after ablation for atrial...
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Even small weight loss can improve long-term atrial fib ablation success
ORLANDO – New data expand evidence that obesity reduces long-term success of ablation for atrial fibrillation.
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Hypertension risk soars in offspring of early-HT parents
NEW ORLEANS – When assessing a patient’s future risk for hypertension, consider the age at which the parents developed the disease.
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Parents seek easily understood public reporting of cardiac outcome measures
Parents of children with congenital heart disease cite the three most important congenital heart surgery outcome measures to report publicly.
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Sleep apnea may induce distinct form of atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation associated with sleep apnea appears to have features that should be addressed specifically for sustained rhythm control.
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Clinicians underusing statins, aspirin in HIV patients
Physicians might not be prescribing enough statins and/or aspirin therapy for the HIV-infected population at highest risk for atherosclerotic...
Guidelines
Complex congenital heart conditions call for complex care in pregnancy
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) brings together recommendations for management of pregnancy for women with...
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Childhood obesity tied to maternal obesity, cesarean birth
NEW ORLEANS – Maternal obesity and cesarean delivery were each independently associated with increased rates of overweight or obesity during...
From the Journals
Guideline: Keep blood pressure below 150 mm Hg in healthy elderly
Treat to lower a persistent systolic blood pressure of 150 mm Hg or more in patients 60 years or older who are otherwise healthy, the American...
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Strokes, migraines linked in women with possible CAD
Women undergoing coronary angiography because of suspected coronary artery disease who also had a history of migraine had a significantly...
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Experts say don’t SPRINT to adopt low blood pressure target
NEW ORLEANS – The SPRINT trial target of systolic blood pressure less than 120 mm Hg doesn’t apply to most hypertensive patients.