Cardiology

Analysis of American hospital data found that the incidence of strokes associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) shot up 42% in just 7 years.

Cardiac MRI may help provide diagnostic information about arrhythmogenic events in patients with scleroderma who are being considered as recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

Zontivity (vorapaxar) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to reduce risk of heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular (CV) death.

Patients find it very attractive to self-select a variety of vitamins and supplements that promise to improve their immune system and combat obesity without any dangers or dependence on healthcare professionals, but these claims are just not true.

Adult patients with binge eating disorder who were treated for 12 weeks with lisdexamfetamine dimesylate reported having 4 fewer binge days per week, and also experienced improvements in weight and triglyceride levels.

A new study of atrial fibrillation patients who require regular dialysis found more episodes of irregular heartbeat on dialysis days - particularly when dialysis was actually taking place - than at other times.

A hypertriglyceridemia drug from AstraZeneca has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

The chances children will survive cardiac arrest are increased when emergency dispatchers give bystanders instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Since surgical patients who develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) face a 40% risk of death, a tool that can accurately predict who will develop ARDS is greatly needed.

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.