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) – The benefits of statins are variable and depend on the agent being taken, a meta-analysis has shown. Pooled data from 10 randomized trials…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A six-month course of triple antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stent implantation reduces the risk of revascularization for up to two years, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The cholesterol-lowering drug pravastatin prevents coronary heart disease in blacks, according to trial results published in the December American Heart Journal. “It’s very…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with atrial fibrillation, a body mass index (BMI) of 27.0 kg/meters-squared or higher increases the risk for left atrial/left atrial appendage…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Interactions between clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors (PPI) appear to have only a small effect, if any, in older patients, report researchers from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A lower than normal hematocrit level before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and a drop in hematocrit after PCI are “strongly associated” with long-term…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with angina and multivessel coronary artery disease face poor long-term outcomes with medical management, according to a report in the December issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Not only do high-dose statins more effectively prevent first cardiovascular events compared to moderate doses, the higher doses are also better at preventing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite leading guidelines that suggest clopidogrel be given for 12 months after placement of a drug-eluting stent (DES), patients treated for 6 months…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bloodstream infections are more common with the use of needle-free mechanical valve connectors in intravascular catheters, a new study shows. The needle-free mechanical…
