Cardiology

A new report suggests that many models of high-risk devices, such as cardiac implantable electronic devices, were approved through a process that does not require a review of new clinical data.

Though dialysis patients have a greater risk for thyroid disorders due to uremic toxins, protein malnutrition, and inflammation, the prevalence of those disorders and their impact on cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality have not been investigated.

After just releasing new hypertension guidelines, the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) is now collaborating with the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) on another set of guidelines expected to be out by the end of 2014 or early 2015.

A new study estimates the costs of treating atrial fibrillation as well as the comparative costs of treating it with warfarin and newer oral anticoagulants.

A preliminary study in healthy young volunteers found that drinking green tea reduced the blood pressure-lowering effect of a single dose of nadolol.

Mapping creatine in the heart via high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may help clinicians find abnormalities earlier than traditional diagnostic methods allow.

A recent study published online in the Journal of the American Heart Association discovered an association between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cognitive decline in postmenopausal women between the ages of 65 and 79 years old.

Agreed-upon guidelines include Neuro-Behçet's disease (NBD) diagnostic criteria and recommendations on when to consider NBD in a neurological patient.

A meta-analysis examines the association between the degree of egg consumption and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke.

Many years in the making, but not without controversy, the JNC 8 is a welcomed evidence-based guideline for the management of hypertension.

Revisit the articles from each medical specialty that attracted the most eyeballs in 2013.

Examining evidence on vitamin D deficiency in elderly and young populations expands the hormone's clinical knowledge base.

Researchers at Tufts University have published a timely review of the cranberry's phytochemical composition with emphasis on urinary and cardiovascular heath.

A study published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry concludes that adults dependent on cocaine and/or methamphetamine who undergo stimulant addiction treatment does not detract from simultaneous smoking cessation therapy, and can even increase likelihood of quitting.

Results from an eight-year study in Taiwan demonstrated that antiviral treatment for hepatitis C virus infection is associated with improved renal and cardiovascular outcomes in diabetic patients.

A researcher from the University of Central Florida Medical School addresses many concerns and misperceptions of fructose-containing sugars.

The risk calculator tool and recommendations included in the new American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) hyperlipidemia guidelines are open to significant debate.

Compared to a low-fat diet, adherence to a Mediterranean diet has significant benefit in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease among patients aged 55-80 years old at high baseline cardiovascular risk without cardiovascular disease.

Editor-in-Chief Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, MS, FACC, welcomes our readers to a new year of Cardiology Review.

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A review of the CATIS, ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48, TOPCAT, CORAL, NIAMI, and CTSN trials presented at the American Heart Association 2013 Scientific Sessions.

A number of studies have shown that either a "high-intensity" intensive care unit (ICU), in which all ICU patients are cared for by an intensivist, or one in which an intensivist team consult is mandatory, improves outcomes in the ICU. But does the presence of an intensivist in the ICU around the clock improve outcomes?

Two new studies provide much food for thought concerning the use of statins for the prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI).

Unplanned readmissions have gained much attention, both as a cost and healthcare quality issue.