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) – Exercise-induced ST-segment elevation in patients who never had a myocardial infarction (MI) is a highly specific marker of coronary artery disease and a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Blood transfusion is safe and may be beneficial in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, say researchers from Israel in the October American…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Giving abciximab to high-risk patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) before transferring them for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces 1-year mortality without increasing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to previous assertions, low total cholesterol is not a cause of cancer, two separate studies show. Furthermore, a lower total cholesterol level…
Stuart Fischer, MD, discusses the correlation between obesity and poor academic performance. Although there is no causal relationship between these entities, he explores the impact that obesity can…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Individuals with minimal or no coronary calcification face a low risk of cardiovascular events, according to results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Nicotinic acid can reduce carotid atherosclerosis in statin-treated patients with low HDL cholesterol levels, according to a report in the Journal of the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Statin therapy may lead to worsening of dyspnea and fatigue in patients with diastolic heart failure (DHF), according to findings presented Tuesday at…
Stuart Fischer, MD, discusses the importance of celebrity role models in America’s collective weight problems. Influential individuals who say that it is acceptable to be overweight can have…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – No matter whether they receive biological or mechanical prosthetic aortic valves, patients have generally similar survival and complication rates — until 10 years…
