Cardiology
Commentary
The Medical Roundtable: Type II Pulmonary Hypertension in the Setting of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
News
High sodium intake increases heart disease risk in type 2 diabetics
Key clinical point: People with diabetes who consumed the highest rates of sodium were twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease. Major...
News
Plan helped atrial fibrillation patients safely switch oral anticoagulants
Key clinical point: Following a prescribed transition plan when switching oral anticoagulants protected most AF patients from strokes and major...
News
Combined hormonal contraception raises VTE risk fivefold
Key clinical point: Combined hormonal contraception increases the risk of VTE, especially in women with certain thrombophilic genotypes.Major...
Medical Verdicts
Failure to spot CHF leads to heart transplant
Practice Alert
Diet, exercise, and CVD: When counseling makes the most sense
The USPSTF advises high-intensity counseling for those who are overweight or obese and have hypertension, hyperlipidemia, or other CVD risk...
Guidelines
Guideline adjusts perioperative cardiac care in noncardiac surgery
Conference Coverage
ICD shock has adverse effect on mortality, compared with antitachycardia pacing
Key clinical point: Patients who receive only antitachycardia pacing have lower mortality than do patients who receive at least one ICD shock....
Conference Coverage
Reassuring results on cardiovascular safety of DPP-4 inhibitors
Key clinical point: Prescribing a DPP-4 inhibitor in type 2 diabetes appears safe from a cardiovascular risk standpoint in community practice,...
News
Early low-dose menopausal hormone therapy did not affect atherosclerosis
Key clinical point: Low-dose menopausal hormone therapy did not affect the progression of atherosclerosis, even when started early and continued...