October 6th, 2014
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: October 6th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include medical device safety and effectiveness, familial hypercholesterolemia, and more.
September 8th, 2014
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: September 8th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include the PARADIGM-HF trial, sham controls in medical-device trials, the efficacy of β blockers in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation, and more.
June 18th, 2013
FDA Raises Concerns About the Cybersecurity of Medical Devices
Larry Husten, PHD
The FDA has raised concerns about the vulnerability of medical devices to cyberattack. In one dramatic instance, reported by the Wall Street Journal, a VA catheterization laboratory in New Jersey was temporarily closed after malware infected the lab’s computer devices. The FDA last week recommended that device companies and medical facilities “take steps to assure that appropriate safeguards are […]
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- Persistent Symptoms After Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis
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- Does Lowering High Childhood Lipid Levels Prevent Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Adulthood?
- Self-Expanding Supraannular Valve vs. Balloon-Expandable Valve in TAVR for Small Aortic Annulus
- A New TAVR Prosthesis for Aortic Regurgitation Shows Promise