Cardiology
News
Risk-based hypertension treatment cuts cardiovascular events
Key clinical point: A risk-based hypertension management approach can prevent a significant number of cardiovascular events over 5 years.Major...
Guidelines
Management of acute atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter in non-pregnant hospitalized adults.
Commentary
The Medical Roundtable: The New Hypertension Guidelines: Hits and Misses
News
Sodium controversy: More fuel for the fire
Key clinical point: The results from two of three large studies on the sodium intake/blood pressure/cardiovascular death triad contradict each...
News
Evidence-based guideline: assessment and management of psychiatric disorders in individuals with MS. Report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Commentary
The Medical Roundtable: State-of-the-Art Management of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
News
Diabetes, hypertension drive higher CVD risk in blacks and women
Key clinical point: Cardiovascular risk factors disproportionately affect blacks and women; and while the gender gap has narrowed, the disparity...
Conference Coverage
ESHRE writes first premature ovarian insufficiency guidelines
Commentary
The Medical Roundtable: The HDL Quandary
News
Guidelines, quality indicators found lacking for CVD in RA
Key clinical point: Guidelines and quality indicators on preventing cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are sparse...
Conference Coverage
Psoriasiform lesions in Kawasaki disease may spell trouble
Key clinical point: Further study will need to determine if treatment, time to diagnosis, or other factors influence the association between...