Cardiology
News
PET/CT May Prove to Be an Alternative to Angiography
Applied Evidence
Pulmonary arterial hypertension: Newer treatments are improving outcomes
Original Research
Forest plots: Data summaries at a glance
Original Research
Estimating mortality reduction by comparing survival curves
Clinical Inquiries
How reliable are self-measured blood pressures taken at home?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Self-measured blood pressures (SMBP) can be precise and accurate and, thus, reliably be used as an adjunct to office blood...
Q&A
D-dimer useful for excluding deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
CLINICAL QUESTION: Can the D-dimer test be used to rule out suspected thromboembolism?
Practice Alert
How should we manage newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation?
Clinical Inquiries
When should patients with stroke receive thrombolytics?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Thrombolytic therapy should be limited to patients with acute ischemic stroke who meet strict inclusion and exclusion...
Clinical Inquiries
Is an outpatient workup safe for patients with a transient ischemic attack?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: There is no compelling evidence that outpatient diagnostic workup of patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) is less...
Clinical Inquiries
Does combining aspirin and warfarin decrease the risk of stroke for patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Adjusted-dose warfarin (international normalized ratio [INR]=2.0–3.0) remains the most efficacious antithrombotic regimen...
Clinical Inquiries
Do statins reduce the risk of stroke?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors (statins) are effective for primary prevention of ischemic stroke in people who have a...