Cardiology
News
Steak dinners, sales reps, and risky procedures: Inside the big business of clogged arteries
Text messages, a whistleblower lawsuit, and an internal investigation reveal the lengths to which Medtronic, the world’s largest medical device...
Conference Coverage
Endovascular therapy benefits large infarction: ANGEL-ASPECT
Trial stopped early because a planned interim analysis showed efficacy of endovascular therapy.
Latest News
Not testing VO2 max in your older patients? Here’s why you should
VO2 max has in recent years caught the attention of geriatricians.
Perspectives
A doctor must go to extremes to save a choking victim
The restaurant served steak and salmon, and this woman made the mistake of ordering the steak.
News
Meta-analysis throws more shade aspirin’s way
A large meta-analysis raises more questions about the benefit of low-dose aspirin in people who don’t have atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease...
News
Cardiac issues twice as likely with COVID plus high troponin
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with high troponin levels were twice as likely to have cardiac abnormalities due to diverse causes in a large U.K....
Commentary
Joint effort: CBD not just innocent bystander in weed
‘I visited a legal cannabis dispensary in Massachusetts a few years ago, mostly to see what the hype was about.’
Conference Coverage
STROKE AF at 3 years: High AFib rate after atherosclerotic stroke
Continuous monitoring to detect AFib should be considered in a larger population of stroke patients rather than just those with cryptogenic stroke...
Original Research
Muscle-Related Adverse Events Associated With PCSK9 Inhibitors in a Veteran Population
Statins and PCSK9 inhibitors (PCSK9i) are used to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and reduce cardiovascular events, yet some patients...
Original Research
Evaluation of the Appropriateness of Aspirin Therapy in a Veteran Population
Aspirin is commonly used for primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) but may cause more harm than...