May 21st, 2014
The Risk-Prediction Conundrum: Individual Risk vs. Population Risk
John W McEvoy, MB BCh BAO
John W. McEvoy discusses his recent review article about how to interpret cardiac risk for an individual patient when risk estimates are more accurate for populations of patients.
June 6th, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: June 6th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include cIMT and clinical outcome, CVD risk scores, door- vs. onset-to-balloon times, and dark chocolate consumption in people with high CVD risk.
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- When to Start Anticoagulation After Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
- Aortic-Valve Replacement vs. Clinical Surveillance for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
- Secondary Hypertension in Young Adults
- Non–HDL-C Lowering After Myocardial Infarction: A Race to the Bottom?
- Atorvastatin vs. Rosuvastatin: Do Effectiveness and Safety Differ?