Guidelines
From the Journals
ACC issues guidance on cardiac implications of coronavirus
The document provides information on the potential cardiac implications from analog viral respiratory pandemics and offers early clinical guidance...
Guidelines
HRS urges consumers to direct questions about wearables’ data to clinicians
Conference Coverage
ASH releases guidelines on managing cardiopulmonary and kidney disease in SCD
ORLANDO – ASH has released the first of five new sets of sickle cell disease guidelines, with the first focusing on screening and management of...
Conference Coverage
New ASH guideline: VTE prophylaxis after major surgery
ORLANDO – The chair of VTE guidelines panel presented highlights of the latest guidelines in a special session at the annual meeting of the...
Conference Coverage
New heart failure trial data presage guideline revisions
PHILADELPHIA –
News from the FDA/CDC
Physical activity prevalence shows urban/rural divide
More Americans are exercising, but “participation in physical activity remains a public health concern,” the CDC says.
From the Journals
Lipoprotein(a) levels can guide CV risk assessment and treatment
High levels of Lp(a) are an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and could be used to guide risk assessment and...
Guidelines
Cholesterol guideline: Risk assessment gets personal
A 2018 AHA/ACC document promotes “careful adherence to lifestyle recommendations at an early age [to] decrease the need for preventive drug...
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Stroke policy recommendations incorporate advances in endovascular therapy
For stroke patients with a suspected large vessel occlusion, emergency medical services should consider up to 15 minutes of additional travel time...
Conference Coverage
ACOG guidance addresses cardiac contributors to maternal mortality
NASHVILLE, TENN. – The guidance has the potential to make strides toward eliminating preventable maternal death.
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Are guidelines relevant?
RCTs represent a very special subset of any disease process but they are the best we can do.