Cardiology
Conference Coverage
No link found between high-potency statins andacute kidney injury
Major finding: Patients randomized to a high-potency statin regimen shortly after an acute coronary syndrome did not have higher serum creatinine...
News
Mild coronary artery disease is gender blind
Major finding: In patients with mild, nonobstructive coronary disease, the annual MACE rate was 1.2% in women and 1.1% in men (P = .95).Data...
Commentary
A guideline tsunami: Cholesterol and blood pressure targets
Conference Coverage
Antipsychotics boosted CVD events in elderly
Major finding: Long-term use of an antipsychotic drug by elderly Danes doubled their rate of major cardiovascular adverse events.Data source: A...