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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The selective sinoatrial I-f current inhibitor ivabradine lowers heart rate in patients with stable coronary artery disease and impaired left ventricular systolic function…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Warfarin dosing based on genotype-stratified tables is more accurate than empiric dosing, but not as good as estimates derived from formal pharmacogenetic algorithms,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A high loading dose of clopidogrel — 600 mg — appears to be unnecessary in Asian patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stroke events are significantly less likely after carotid endarterectomy than after carotid artery stenting, particularly in the long term and among older patients,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The transvenous high-voltage leads of Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis implantable cardioverter-defibrillator continue to deteriorate more rapidly than the earlier Medtronic Quattro Secure ICD leads,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), an impaired platelet response clopidogrel independently contributes to worse outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After a first myocardial infarction, treatment with a calcium-channel blocker (CCB) does not appear to diminish the efficacy of clopidogrel, according to results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of artificial colloids for intravascular volume expansion is associated with greater risk of acute kidney injury and impaired coagulation than is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who present 12 to 24 hours after onset of symptoms should be considered for reperfusion by primary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During the first year after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), patency rates are similar for radial artery grafts and saphenous vein grafts, study…
