CardioExchange Archive

March 2nd, 2015

Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: March 2nd

Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP

This week’s topics include NSAID use in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy after MI, sauna bathing, Eugene Braunwald’s lecture on the war against heart failure, and more.

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March 2nd, 2015

Hospitals, Like Vampires, Want Your Blood

Larry Husten, PHD

Anyone who has been in the hospital, either as a patient or a healthcare provider, is keenly aware that hospitals perform a lot of tests. It has even been suggested that some of those tests may not be necessary. Now a new study published in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery sheds light on just how excessive […]

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February 24th, 2015

Increased Risk with NSAIDs Following Myocardial Infarction

Larry Husten, PHD

The cardiovascular safety of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen and diclofenac  has been the subject of considerable uncertainty and controversy. Now a new study published in JAMA raises specific concerns about the safety of these drugs in the highly vulnerable population of people who have had a recent myocardial infarction. Using data from several linked national […]

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February 23rd, 2015

Want to Blog for CardioExchange at ACC.15?

Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM and John Ryan, MD

CardioExchange is looking for members to blog at ACC.15 next month in San Diego.

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February 23rd, 2015

Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: February 23rd

Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP

This week’s topics include a comparison of fondaparinux and low-molecular-weight heparin in patients with non-STEMI and a study of multiple BP medications, achieved BP, and mortality in older nursing home residents.

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February 23rd, 2015

Study Links Sauna Use to Better Health — In Finland

Larry Husten, PHD

Spending more time in the sauna may lead to a longer and healthier life — at least if you live in Finland, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Finnish researchers analyzed data from the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. The new analysis focused on 2,315 middle-aged men who had 1, 2-3, or 4-7 […]

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February 19th, 2015

A Close Examination of Recent Studies of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Rory J Spiegel, MD

Rory Spiegel takes a close look at the MR CLEAN, EXTEND-IA, and ESCAPE trials.

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February 16th, 2015

Study Tests Very Simple High-Fiber Diet

Larry Husten, PHD

Diets notoriously fail to help people lose a lot of weight. One problem is that most diets include a broad range of restrictions and guidelines that many people find difficult to follow. Another problem is that negative recommendations may have unintended consequences, such as low-fat recommendations leading to increased consumption of refined carbohydrates. Now a […]

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February 16th, 2015

Cardiovascular Risk Calculators Overestimate

Larry Husten, PHD

Calculating cardiovascular risk has become a central and highly controversial component of cardiovascular guidelines. Now a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that most of the commonly employed tools seriously overestimate the risk of people today. Researchers used data from 4,227 people enrolled in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) between 2000 and 2002 to assess the predictive […]

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February 16th, 2015

Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: February 16th

Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP

This week’s topics include blood pressure lowering in type 2 diabetes and the trajectories of risk after hospitalization for HF, acute MI, or pneumonia.

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