Cardiology
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: MILANO-PILOT marks end of the road for HDL mimetic
Among 120 patients with recent acute coronary syndrome, a mimetic known as MDCO-216 was no better than placebo at reducing coronary plaque...
Case Reports
Two men with dyspnea, enlarged lymph nodes • Dx?
► Dyspnea
► Diminished breath sounds
► Enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes
From the Journals
VIDEO: No difference between PPI and H2RA for low-dose aspirin gastroprotection
Patient Information
VIDEO: Bariatric surgery may protect against heart failure
Patient Information
Interrupting oral anticoagulation in AF carries high thromboembolic cost
Conference Coverage
Mixed findings on iron repletion in HF
NEW ORLEANS – Oral iron replacement shown ineffective; intravenous iron promising.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Statins cut mortality in ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis
Statins appear to cut mortality in ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis.
Conference Coverage
PPIs may boost ischemic stroke risk
NEW ORLEANS – Use of proton pump inhibitors appears to be an independent risk factor for first ischemic stroke.
From the Journals
Most children’s hypertension goes undiagnosed and untreated
Pediatric hypertension is underdiagnosed, and medication guidelines are inconsistently followed.
Conference Coverage
GLAGOV finds evolocumab plus statin drives unprecedented plaque regression
NEW ORLEANS – Adding evolocumab to statin therapy resulted in unprecedented coronary atheromatous plaque regression in the GLAGOV study.
Conference Coverage
TRUE-AHF: Urgent vasodilator therapy in acute HF provides no long-term benefit
NEW ORLEANS – It’s R.I.P. for the early injury hypothesis of acute decompensated heart failure.