The HCPLive conference coverage page features articles, videos, and expert-led live coverage from major medical meetings throughout the year.
It Takes a Team to Build Personalized Care for Type 2 Diabetes
March 30th 2017Diana McNeill, MD, of Duke University Medical Center moderated a panel at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California. The topic of discussion? Personalized care in type 2 diabetes.
Diagnosing Anxiety and Depression in the Primary Care Setting
March 30th 2017Heidi Combs, MD, says that many patients present to the primary care office thinking that they have other health problems when the diagnosis is really anxiety or depression. She discussed the topic at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.
AFib Sub-Analysis of ARISTOTLE Trial Finds Direct Association Between Digoxin and Risk of Death
March 27th 2017Using the database from the 40-country, double-blind phase 3 ARISTOTLE study, which has been around for over 5 years, a sub-analysis was conducted by Renato Lopes, MD, PhD, professor of Medicine at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and colleagues.
When Do You Bring Up Palliative Care with Patients with Adult Congenital Heart Disease?
March 23rd 2017It’s a discussion that even the most seasoned physicians might struggle with—when is it time to talk end-of-life care? Ami Bhatt, MD, director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) explained both sides of the debate for patients with adult congenital heart disease.
Why Is It Necessary to Create a Cardio-Obstetrics Team?
March 22nd 2017Some women may have suffered with cardiovascular problems since birth while others don’t find out until pregnancy unmasks the condition. Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD, discusses the importance of merging physicians from cardiology and obstetrics.
Direct Oral Anticoagulants vs. Warfarin for Reducing Stroke, Major Bleeding
March 21st 2017Compared with warfarin, are direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), including apixaban, dabigatran, and rivaroxaban, better at reducing stroke and major bleeding risks in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation? Alpesh Amin, MD, professor of medicine at the University of California, Irvine breaks it down at ACC 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia.
SGLT-2 Inhibitors Reduced All-Cause Mortality Better Than Other Type 2 Diabetes Treatments
March 20th 2017Steven Zelenkofske, DO, vice president of US Medical Affairs at AstraZeneca, talked with MD Magazine about the CVD-REAL study where researchers examined patients with type 2 diabetes taking the new class of diabetes drug, SGLT-2 inhibitors. Positive outcomes were reported with dapagliflozin, canagliflozin, and empagliflozin.
VTE Outcomes with Rivaroxaban Revealed in EINSTEIN CHOICE Trial
March 18th 2017Paul Burton, MD, PhD, revealed results from the phase 3 EINSTEIN CHOICE trial at the 66th Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC 2017) in Washington, District of Columbia. The trial examined the use of rivaroxaban (Xarelto/Janssen) or aspirin as extended treatment in patients with VTE.
EBBINGHAUS Trial Finds No Cognitive Issues Associated with Evolocumab
March 18th 2017Excitement has been surrounding PCSK9 inhibitors due to high efficacy in lowering cholesterol. However, two reports in 2015 found that two of these drugs (evolocumab and alirocumab) were linked to cognitive issues. A phase 3 trial at ACC 2017 set out to find if that's actually the case.
Heart Failure Drug Shows Beneficial Metabolic Effects in PARADIGM-HF Trial
March 18th 2017Scott Solomon, MD, director of Noninvasive Cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, detailed study results for sacubitril/valsartan the first angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor to be approved by the FDA for its indication.
Alirocumab Reduces LDL Cholesterol Even for High-Risk Patients
March 17th 2017Jay Edelberg, MD, PhD, discusses the alirocumab phase 3 trial results at ACC 2017. “The results demonstrated that genetics really teach us a lot,†he said, noting that the majority of high-risk patients were able to achieve their treatment goals with just the 75 mg dose.