February 6th, 2014
Carotid IMT Testing: Misgraded and Misunderstood
James H Stein, MD and Matthew C Tattersall, DO
James Stein and Matthew Tattersall discuss why they believe carotid artery IMT testing was incorrectly graded in the 2013 ACC/AHA Guidelines, and tell us what they think the grade should be, and why.
August 27th, 2012
When Does a Risk Marker Make the Mark?
J Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH, Amit Khera, MD, MSc and Khurram Nasir, MD MPH
Three prevention experts comment on two recent studies of cardiovascular risk markers. Does coronary artery calcium scoring now make the grade for routine use?
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.
May 7th, 2012
Another Surrogate Endpoint Falls Short
Brahmajee Kartik Nallamothu, MD, MPH
Brahmajee Nallamothu puts into context the most recent study on the value of measuring the progression of carotid intima-media thickness.
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