Cardiology

Patients in the Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-term Treatment Against Cirrhosis trial who were also treated with statins experienced a significant decrease in time to histological disease progression compared to patients who did not receive statin treatment.

Once-daily gabapentin enacarbil is effective in patients with the most severe cases of restless legs syndrome and is associated with an adverse effect profile consistent with use in milder disease.

Patients with hypertension after renal artery stenting who are not responsive to medications may have the option of renal sympathetic denervation to lower blood pressure.

New research explains why up to half of heart failure patients do not respond to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and how physicians can determine which patients would benefit from CRT.

The development of epilepsy and subsequent seizures was prevented in animal models following the use of losartan, a common hypertension drug.

Although they are revolutionary for the treatment of various gastric acid-related disorders, proton pump inhibitors may be linked to interstitial nephritis, according to research published in Kidney International.

Among other tobacco products, e-cigarettes, cigars, nicotine gels, and hookah tobacco will be regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Thursday.

New data from the ORBIT-AF registry indicate that obstructive sleep apnea increases the chance of hospitalization and major bleeding for people with atrial fibrillation.

Many healthcare institutions and watchdog organizations look at 30-day survival after surgery as a measure of quality, but can those metrics adversely influence patient outcomes?

Study results to be presented at the 2014 AAN annual meeting show asymptomatic carotid stenosis may also contribute to impaired memory, cognitive function, and decision making.

Although ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is rare and usually asymptomatic, it is a rapidly life-threatening condition with outcomes that differ greatly by country.

Panic attacks are common, but by themselves, they are not a disorder. When the attacks become the focal point of one's mental life, then the diagnosis of panic disorder is appropriate.

Prophylactic anticoagulation results in a lower risk of dying among patients in the intensive care unit compared with the use of mechanical devices for protection against venous thromboembolism, according to new research.

Rates of heart attacks and strokes declined substantially in the past 20 years among US adults with diabetes. The greatest declines in diabetes-related complications occurred among heart attack and stroke victims.

Study shows no correlation between stroke risk among atrial fibrillation patients and the likelihood that they'd receive prescriptions for risk-reducing medication during hospitalization.

In this edition of Clinical Forum, we asked Cardiology Review editorial board members and an invited guest to comment on the controversial new cholesterol guidelines and risk calculator issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) in November 2013.

More than 13,000 physicians and cardiovascular team members attended the ACC 2014 meeting in Washington, DC, to focus on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Editor-in-Chief Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, MS, FACC, previews this issue's illuminating content.

The European Medicines Agency has announced it will evaluate all medications containing testosterone for cardiovascular risk.

A recent study published in BMJ Open suggests that taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications raises the risk of atrial fibrillation.

The updated valvular heart disease guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology now incorporate transcatheter aortic valve implantation, which is now recommended for patients who are not candidates for surgery and would be expected to survive longer than 1 year after intervention.

An examination of the cost-effectiveness of novel oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation patients.

The authors of this review believe the efficacy of a drug is important, but it is not the full story.

Exploring the benefits of routine use of noninvasive cardiac testing for patients with suspected coronary ischemia.

Researchers investigated the effects of sleepiness, sleep hygiene, sleep disorders, and driving risk among highway drivers in France.

An exploration into the elusive and controversial topic of renal artery stenosis and its optimal therapy.

A review of the relationship between body mass index, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality.