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…
James Underberg MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, NYU Medical School, discusses the treatment of patients with elevated triglycerides. Should CRP be measured…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Statin therapy is associated with a reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with diabetes, according to a report in the June issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In teenagers who are morbidly obese, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) can significantly improve or and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that as the frequency of vigorous exercise increases, so does the risk of atrial fibrillation. “Although vigorous exercise has numerous…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Excessive weight, smoking, diabetes, and hypertension in mid-life are strongly correlated with the development of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, investigators report in an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of radiation dose-reduction techniques can decrease the amount of radiation a patient receives during cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) without compromising image quality,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is under recognized in the primary care setting, and a new study suggests that the same is true in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In men with diabetes, coffee consumption does not increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases or all-cause morality, according to a brief report in…
Stuart Fischer, MD, discusses a recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, where over a half million people were surveyed about their meat intake and long-term…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a small study of rheumatoid arthritis patients, treatment with the anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agent infliximab appeared to increase the antioxidative capacity…
