Sunil Rao, MD a cardiologist at NYU Langone Health, answers various heart-related questions from the internet. He discusses what heart rate is considered too high, the reasons behind…
Pradip Jamnadas, MD explains the dangers of arterial plaques and their impact on heart health. He discusses how plaques can narrow arteries, cause angina, and the critical issue…
Victor Kim, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses sleep disorders. References and Resources Taub LF, Redeker NS. Sleep…
Symptoms of acute coronary syndrome in women often differ from those in men, which may lead to misdiagnosis, according to a review reported in the Archives of Internal…
A joint meeting of the Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Endocrinologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 10-2, with one abstention, against recommending OTC use of lovastatin 20 mg…
This update highlights changes to the prescribing information for Avandia including a new boxed warning about the potential increased risk of myocardial ischemia. References and Resources FDA adds…
The FDA announced that Trasylol increases risk of death, and therefore a marketing suspension has occurred. References and Resources FDA Requests Marketing Suspension of Trasylol Click Here to…
A meeting of the Circulatory System Devices Panel discussed the premarket approval for Endeavor, and voted unanimously in favor of “Approvable with Conditions.” References and Resources Circulatory System…
Experts tell F.D.A. federal regulators to relax restrictions on which patients are included in clinical trials of heart ablation. References and Resources F.D.A. Heart Health Online Click Here…
Parker Ward, MD discusses recent studies on ABI testing and their correlation with abnormal echo findings. References Ward RP, Goonewardena SN, Lammertin G, Lang RM. Comparison of the…
Parker Ward, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director Cardiovascular Fellowship Program, University of Chicago Hospital, discusses recent studies on erectile dysfunction as an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease.…
Dana P. Edelson, MD, Hospital Scholar, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago provides an in-depth and successfully shocking account of outcomes in patients requiring defibrillation. New…
