Cardiology

Installing an EMR in your practice is a long, difficult, painstaking process that requires extensive research and due diligence, total commitment from staff, intensive training, and full support from a dedicated vendor.

At the American Diabetes Association 69th Scientific Sessions, researchers presented their results from the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes study, which evaluated patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and stable heart disease.

For the last several years, a statin agent has been the "top" prescribed drug in the US, as well as the rest of the world (based on cost), and statins were the largest selling US drug class (also by cost) for a number of years, falling to second in 2008 only because of generic availability.

Read recent news about beta-blockers and hypertension, aspirin and primary prevention, anemia and heart failure risk, and more.

The questions asked in this article can assist candidates prepare for the Maintenance of Certification Exam in Cardiovascular Disease.

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in patients with psychiatric disorders.

The questions asked in this article can assist candidates prepare for the Maintenance of Certification Exam in Cardiovascular Disease.

Atrial fibrillation is a common problem�prevalence is about 10% in persons age 80 years or older�and treating AF is a challenge.

Pundits, analysts, and other industry observers have been weighing in with their thoughts on what the President's proposals will call for, what effect they may have on the nation's healthcare system, their chances of being enacted, and how we're going to pay for it all.

Researchers have concluded that the majority of new diabetes cases among older adults could be prevented by living a modestly healthier lifestyle.

A chemical often used to create plastic medical devices has been shown to impair heart function in rats, and may be why side affects like loss of taste and short-term memory problems occur after medical procedures that require blood to be circulated outside of the body in plastic tubing.

Cardiogenic shock continues to be a major complication of acute myocardial infarction, with in-hospital mortality approaching 70% to 80% for patients who are managed medically.

You may remember the story of Harvard Medical School grad and CIO of CareGroup John Halamka who was an huge advocate of using implantable radio-frequency identification chips to give patients the option of being a walking EMR. Halamka actually had one of these chips implanted in his arm in late 2004, and the PR frenzy began.

A young woman presented with fevers, chills and a holosystolic murmur that radiated to her axilla, and became louder with handgrip maneuvers.

Check out photos taken at last week's Health 2.0 Conference held in Boston.

The amount of lead found in a child�s bloodstream during the early childhood can affect the way the cardiovascular system responds to stress and may later lead to hypertension, a new study has found.

Routine screening tests for coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes who have not had symptoms of angina or do not have a history of heart disease may be unnecessary.

This debate featured Don Kemper, CEO of Healthwise, and Matthew Holt, co-founder of Health 2.0, LLC, discussing information therapy and Health 2.0, and why they thought one was better than the other.

It's the patient's job to manage his or her care, while the doctor's job is to provide the necessary tools and treatment.

The authors report an unusual case of a patient presenting with such severe intermittent vasospastic constriction of the brachial artery that it resulted in symptoms of decreased blood supply.

Personal health records, designed to help patients keep all of their medical records in one place and make it easier for doctors to access patient files, may actually lead to inaccurate information and, as a result, improper treatment, some doctors fear.

A new study has found that regular exercise in patients with heart failure is not only safe, but may also lower the risk of hospitalization or death.

Several beneficial goals should be considered as the nation contemplates health reform: (1) increase congressional awareness of the importance of heart and stroke research; (2) increase public awareness of the importance of heart and stroke research; and (3) increase funding for federal heart and stroke research.

When I was in medical school one of my very first teachers shared with us one of his "pearls." He said, "Very often the history provided by the patient is all you need to make a diagnosis."

Intensifying medical therapy would obviate the need for carotid revascularization in all but 4% of patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis.

Apparently healthy people with average levels of cholesterol but elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein who were randomized to rosuvastatin had half the risk of stroke compared with those randomized to placebo.

Patients who have a transient ischemic attack have a higher risk of subsequent myocardial infarction than the general population, and this excess risk continues over time.

The accusation that Scott Reuben, MD, fabricated results in more than 20 papers published in peer-reviewed journals has been widely reported in the last three weeks.

An enzyme found in human intestines that helps absorb fat may be the key to actually reducing it.