December 2013

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

Video calls to doctors and more news that your patients are reading.

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.