Cardiology

The presence of urate crystal precipitation does not necessarily indicate a greater risk of cardiovascular complications for patients with increased levels of monosodium urate, which is the defining characteristic of gout.

Gilead Sciences recently filed a New Drug Application with the US Food and Drug Administration for a single-tablet regimen to treat chronic infection of all forms of the hepatitis C virus.

About that apple-a-day keeping the doctor away-is there proof? Find out in this slide-show summary of some well-known, and lesser-known, facts about apples and good health.

In a time of 24 hour technology usage students could be doing themselves more harm than they realize by keeping their cell phones close at hand at bedtime.

The much buzzed about Evaluation of Lixisenatide in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ELIXA) trial has been tracking the medication in patients with type 2 diabetes. An update on the outcomes was provided at the 10th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC 2015) in Boston, Massachusetts.

A new tool for assessing the risk of thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation performed better than the existing standard in a large retrospective analysis. ATRIA risk scores were less likely than CHA2DS2-VASc scores to mistakenly characterize patients as "high risk" and, therefore, to lead to the overuse of anticoagulation.

An analysis of 35 years of cohort data provides fresh information about the biggest risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with psoriatic arthritis.

Looking to be the "Global Leader" in clinical education in pulmonary critical care and sleep medicine can be a daunting task but with their annual meeting the team at CHEST looks to impart the latest information to their members to provide the best care for patients.

A new analysis of 17 studies of dietary interventions to promote weight loss and a cardiac benefit found that low-carb diets "were 98 percent more likely to lower the risks of heart attack or stroke" in people who are overweight.

While the days of the solo practitioner hanging a shingle in their hometown winds to an end the healthcare community is now turning its attention to how teams can provide the best level of care to patients.

Even as the annual CHEST meeting moved across the border to Montreal the goal of the event was the same, to provide education to attendees on a wide range of topics.

The US Preventive Services Task Force's updated recommendations on screening for diabetes type 2 have the American Medical Association's (AMA) president fuming.

Study results suggest that screening for metabolic syndrome among patients taking antipsychotic medications occurs far less frequently than recommended by the guidelines.

The evidence indicates resistant starches improve glucose metabolism beyond what would be expected from its reduced glycemic index.

Drug kills parasites but too late to prevent heart myopathy in Chagas Disease.

Studies have shown that excessive caloric intake accelerates aging, whereas caloric restriction has been shown to lengthen lifespan and reduce the risk of several diseases.

A Pennsylvania hospital has set up a dedicated website and toll-free phone line to quell patients' fears after announcing four heart surgery patients were discovered to have died apparently from bacterially contaminated medical devices.

At the annual CHEST conference in Montreal one of the sessions looked at new guidelines for treating patients with sepsis in emergency medical care.

Younger women with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) were less likely to receive life-saving angioplasty and stenting than men, researchers reported today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. These female patients also had longer hospital stays and higher rates of in-hospital mortality.

New research provides further evidence that data collected by pacemakers can be used to speed the detection of atrial fibrillation.

As part of a multi-institutional effort, researchers in the fields of proteomics, lipidomics, and metabolomics will collaborate to discover more effective ways of predicting which patients with type 1 diabetes are at greater risk for developing kidney disease.

Researchers in Australia recently reported that the immune signaling protein NLRP1 plays a key role in metabolism by activating fat-burning processes when the body's energy intake is too high.

There are approximately 500,000 new cases of heart disease every year, and with heart failure being a potential complication in many of those cases, effective therapies are necessary.

Hyperkalemia can be fatal and there is a serious need to provide improved treatment options.

When blood pressure remains high despite the use of three antihypertensive agents, a resistant hypertension diagnosis can be made. Well-known treatments are available, but novel approaches are showing promise.

Study results show asthma severity can be controlled with weight loss in obese patients.

At the 2015 Cardiometabolic Health Congress, Christie M. Ballantyne, MD, moderated a panel discussion focusing on current cholesterol guidelines and several changes that may be coming soon.

Lipid resuscitation therapy was identified in 1998 as an effective treatment for local anesthetic systemic toxicity. Since then, researchers have developed a better understanding of the risk factors involved and the manner in which lipids work, using both dynamic scavenging and direct cardiotonic effects.

Elevated levels of triglycerides have been proven time and time again to be linked to cardiovascular disease. While it can be a challenging condition to control, it opens the door for treatments.

It wasn't long ago that researchers first identified a piece of DNA that regulates cholesterol. This gene has been recently developed into a cholesterol-lowering agent and it's time to address where we go from here.