Daniel R. Schimmel, MD, explains how balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) uses balloons and specialized catheters to open narrowed vessels in the lungs to improve circulation and reduce symptoms…
Nick Norwitz interviews Aseem Malhotra, MD, a consultant cardiologist, on controversial new findings challenging LDL cholesterol’s role as an independent risk factor for heart disease. They discuss data…
Patients treated for acute heart attack may undergo an angioplasty procedure and receive a coronary artery stent. Currently, some U.S. states are mandated to publicly report the outcome…
David Albert, MD, Founder & Chief Medical Officer, AliveCor, demonstrates the AliveCor ECG, an iPhone accessory that will allow both physicians and patients to capture and transmit clinical…
Jennifer Landa, MD, discusses that the secret to beter sex comes from exercising right beforehand. With a combination of strength training and cardio, you can counsel your patients to benefit…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ablation of atrial fibrillation by combining the transvenous catheter approach with the thoracoscopic epicardial approach in a single procedure has a high success…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients undergoing a transrectal prostate biopsy, a pelvic plexus block (PPB) is more effective than a periprostatic nerve block for controlling pain,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After 20 weeks of use, laropiprant continues to reduce flushing related to niacin treatment for a further 12 weeks, according to a study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In clinical practice, XIENCE V everolimus-eluting coronary stent is associated with low event rates at one year, according to a large post-marketing study.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Implantation of a second transcatheter heart valve (THV-in-THV) is effective treatment for failed transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The antiarrhythmic dronedarone (Multag, Sanofi SA) should be used with caution, particularly in patients with cardiovascular risk factors, advise clinicians in a report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a large population-based cohort from Italy, aspirin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular events was associated with a significantly increased risk of…
