Cardiology

A novel drug-eluting stent using a new alloy and design achieved comparable outcomes versus earlier generation drug-eluting stents in the PERSEUS trial.

Remote monitoring of patients with an ICD had shorter times to clinical decision-making versus standard office visits in the CONNECT trial.

Portable ORs, using thoughts to control motions, and auto-anesthesia--these are some of the technologies that will transform the practice of cardiology.

Among the top study results presented during this session at the ACC 59th Annual Scientific Session, here are three focusing on pulmonary hypertension.

During the meeting, there were hundred of poster presentations. Hypertension-specific posters are profiled here.

In yet another outstanding set of poster presentations, the following were among the best under the heading "hypertension and heart failure."

These three posters presented at the conference stood out under the "exercise and vascular modulation" heading.

A cryoablation catheter system was nearly 10 times more effective than standard drug therapy in eliminating intermittent atrial fibrillation and equally safe.

Several studies were presented under the topic of biomarker implications in myocardial ischemia/infarction at the ACC.10.

In a phase II study, eprotirome was shown to be both safe and effective in lowering cholesterol without classic thyroid risks, however it is not known whether this lowering of cholesterol will ultimately protect patients from heart disease.

Purchases of cholesterol and diabetes prescription drugs by elderly Medicare beneficiaries reached nearly $19 billion in 2007 – about 1/4 of the approximately $82 billion spent for medications for the elderly.

There were several very good studies presented during this poster session at ACC.10. Here, the best are highlighted.

The market for retail health clinics is expected to expand more than 30 percent by 2014, signaling a major opportunity for physicians. Here are three ways in which you can take advantage of this growth trend.

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Chris Jennings discussed the state of health care reform.

ACC.10 workshop offers unique, visually engaging way to learn cardiac auscultation.

Patients with mitral regurgitation treated with the MitraClip valve repair system experience fewer complications compared to patients treated with surgery.

Highlights from studies on the hypertension effects on the left ventricle, from posters presented at the 59th Annual Scientific Sessions of the ACC.

Poster presentations focused on angiotensin receptor blockers from the ACC 59th Annual Scientific Session.

Poster highlights from the the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology.

The enzyme calmodium kinase II reduces the heart's negative functions while maintaining positive ones, making the enzyme a potential new treatment for heart arrhythmias and failure.

While the changes President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress are proposing are considerable (they could reduce the deficit within two decades), they aren't a government takeover.

I think I'm rather opinionated, ok, very opinionated and also think that medicine, as noble a profession as it is, is in dire trouble. I offer my viewpoints and hope that others will read and agree with me, although I guess you get more popular if people disagree.

The condition of patients with chronic diseases improves significantly with the use of at-home tools like blood pressure and glucose monitors.

Although previous research has been conducted about the relationship between tobacco smoke and atherosclerosis in adults, a new study is one of the first about the correlation in children.

This advisory finds that data are inconclusive on heart risks associated with diabetes medications, but also notes that patients taking these drugs should be closely monitored by their healthcare providers.

Ted Eytan, MD, and Holly Potter, discussed the power of health IT and social media to improve the quality of healthcare.

Kathryn Kern-Stout, MD, MBA, discussed some of the challenges her institution had to overcome during the EHR selection and implementation process.

Allison Connelly-Flores, Urban Health Care, Inc, told her story about despair, faith, hope, frustration, jubilation, and, through all of these things, success.

Many physicians have already taken the step to implement an EHR, and some have not failed at it... yet, anyway.

One of the ongoing sessions is the panelist of healthcare bloggers, and each day presents a different panel of recognizable voices.