CardioExchange Editors, Staff
June 12th, 2011
CardioExchange Panel: Ezetimibe + Simvastatin for Chronic Kidney Disease — What’s the Point of SHARP?
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
Last week saw the publication of the SHARP trial (Study of Heart and Renal Protection) in which some 9,200 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) were randomized to either placebo or the combination of simvastatin and ezetimibe. CardioExchange put questions about these data to a panel of experts. Whose views do you agree with? What points did […]
May 27th, 2011
AIM-HIGH Halted: A Death Knell for the HDL Hypothesis? Six Experts Weigh In
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
Earlier this week, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute stopped the randomized clinical trial known as AIM-HIGH (Atherothrombosis Intervention in Metabolic Syndrome with Low HDL/High Triglycerides: Impact on Global Health). It had been designed to test the addition of high-dose, extended-release niacin to statins in people who were at risk for cardiovascular events, had well-controlled […]
April 4th, 2011
ACC.11: CardioExchange Coverage Roundup
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Whether you’re attending ACC.11 or not, check out our coverage of late-breaking clinical trials, interviews with the authors of the most important research, and blogs from our fellows on the most interesting presentations at the meeting. VIEWS AND ANALYSIS PARTNER A: An Investigator’s View: Michael Mack, a principal investigator of the PARTNER study of TAVI versus AVR […]
March 4th, 2011
13th Annual Echocardiography Conference: State-of-the-Art 2011
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13th Annual Echocardiography Conference: State-of-the-Art 2011 New York, NY
February 23rd, 2011
Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2011
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Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2011: Defining and Expanding STEMI Systems of Care Rosemont, IL
February 22nd, 2011
Ten-Day Seminar on the Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease 2011
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Ten-Day Seminar on the Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease 2011 Tahoe City, CA
February 17th, 2011
HBPR 2011
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High Blood Pressure Research 2011 Scientific Sessions Orlando, FL
February 11th, 2011
BCVS 2011
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Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2011 Scientific Sessions: From Concept to Clinic – Leading Translational Cardiovascular Science New Orleans, LA
February 9th, 2011
QCOR 2011
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Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke 2011 Scientific Sessions Washington, DC
January 28th, 2011
ATVB 2011
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Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2011 Scientific Sessions Chicago, IL
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- Does Intensive Lipid-Lowering Therapy After Acute MI Improve Survival in Older Adults?
- What Is the Incidence of Statin-Induced Diabetes?
- Antihypertensive Medication Initiation and Fracture Risk in Nursing Home Residents
- Durable Antithrombotic Therapy After Acute Coronary Syndromes: Less Is More
- Updated Guideline for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy