Advancements in AI-driven diagnostics could transform cardiology, enabling autonomous interpretation of up to 80% of cardiac imaging within a decade. David Ouyang, MD, discusses overcoming barriers to running…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with NYHA class II heart failure are less likely to develop atrial fibrillation or flutter when given eplerenone, according to findings appearing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with ST-segment elevation MI undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, dilatation with the DIOR drug-eluting balloon (DEB) before implantation of a bare metal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A population-based study conducted in Canada has uncovered an association between starting fibrate therapy and an increase in serum creatinine in older patients,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Therapeutic oral anticoagulation with warfarin, without extra heparins, provides sufficient anticoagulation for patients on long-term warfarin who need primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI),…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bisphosphonate therapy doesn’t slow progression of aortic stenosis, according to the largest study to date to assess the effect of bisphosphonates on valvular…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to previous reports, losartan is not associated with increased mortality risk in patients with heart failure, according the results of a Danish…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, adverse event rates are similar with either drug-eluting stents (DESs) or bare metal stents…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing mechanical valve replacement, performing a concomitant Maze procedure during surgery reduces the rate of subsequent thromboembolic events,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are prescribed statin therapy for hypercholesterolemia or ischemic heart disease are at increased risk of death from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cigarette smoking enhanced the effects of clopidogrel in a study of diabetics with coronary artery disease. Accordingly, smokers were less likely to experience…
