News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: December 3, 2015
Key clinical point: Optimal blood pressures in patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis appear to be significantly higher than those identified ...
News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: December 2, 2015
Look for major new initiatives on PAD targeting physicians and the public.
News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: December 2, 2015
The 1- and 5-year outcomes for adalimumab and etanercept in pediatric psoriasis are reassuring.
News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: December 2, 2015
Most dermatologists are reluctant to use systemic therapies for moderate to severe pediatric psoriasis, but study investigators say this is not suppor...
News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: November 25, 2015
Empagliflozin is the first glucose-lowering medication ever shown to reduce heart failure hospitalizations or cardiovascular death in patients with ty...
News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: November 25, 2015
Key clinical point: New evidence reinforces CABG as preferred over PCI for revascularization in diabetic patients with multivessel CAD.
Major find...
News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: November 25, 2015
Key clinical point: An individual’s percent reduction in LDL cholesterol achieved on statin therapy is a clinically important measurement.
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News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: November 24, 2015
Among women diagnosed with breast cancer in their 70s, more will die from cardiovascular disease than from their malignancy.
News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: November 24, 2015
Key clinical point: Among women diagnosed with breast cancer in their 70s, more will die from cardiovascular disease than from their malignancy.
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News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: November 24, 2015
When it comes to secondary cardiovascular prevention following an acute coronary syndrome, low-dose beta-blockade may be as effective as high-dose.
News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: November 24, 2015
A history of asthma appears to substantially increase the risk of a first cardiovascular event in postmenopausal women.
News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: November 24, 2015
Key clinical point: A history of asthma appears to substantially increase the risk of a first cardiovascular event in postmenopausal women.
Major ...
News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: November 24, 2015
Key clinical point: Measuring coronary artery calcium provides added value in refining the 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk, es...
News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: November 24, 2015
Doubt has emerged about the validity of HDL cholesterol as a straightforward cardiovascular risk factor.
News Author: Bruce Jancin Publish date: November 23, 2015
Systematic assessment of heart disease risk in women is underutilized by physicians and will be the focus of a national consumer/physician educational...
