The HCPLive Cardiology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for heart disease and cardiovascular events, as well as associated diabetes, renal failure, and more...
September 19th 2024
EDG-7500 was well-tolerated in healthy patients in Phase 1 while achieving gradient relief without LVEF reductions in the Phase 2 CIRRUS-HCM trial.
September 12th 2024
September 10th 2024
Elevating Care for PAH: Applying Recommended Management Approaches to Maximize Outcomes
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‘REEL’ Time Patient Counseling™: Navigating the Complex Journey of Diagnosing and Managing Fabry Disease
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Envisioning Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Managing ANCA-associated Vasculitis
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Late diagnosis of a congenital coronary anomaly
February 5th 2009A 64-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and sarcoidosis presented to the emergency department with chest pain. After a positive stress test, a coronary angiogram was performed, which showed normal coronary arteries except for an anomalous take-off of the left circumflex artery from the right coronary cusp.
Drug-eluting Stents Safer than Bare-metal Stents for Coronary Bypass
Researchers have found that "coronary bypass surgery may carry less risk of serious complications if stents coated with a drug that suppresses cell growth are used in the procedure rather than bare-metal stents."
Use of a specialist cardiology nurse improves patient’s care
January 5th 2009A 67-year-old man who had an inferior myocardial infarction (MI) 3 years earlier had a daily medication regimen that included aspirin, 75 mg; atenolol (Nova-Atenol, Tenormin), 50 mg; ramipril (Altace), 2.5 mg; and simvastatin (Zocor), 10 mg.
Exercise capacity and cardiovascular risk: Study provides clinicians with important insights
December 31st 2008A study by Peterson and colleagues used a large electronic patient database to demonstrate how patients at risk for nonfatal coronary events may be identified using reduced exercise capacity on treadmill stress testing as a parameter.