October 29th, 2013
Using CAC Scores to Determine the Best Candidates for a Polypill
Anita Vashi, MD, MPH
Khurram Nasir discusses his research group’s JACC study, which examines whether the coronary artery calcium score can be used to determine the target population for a polypill.
April 22nd, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: April 22nd
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include the prevalence of a healthy lifestyle among those with CV disease in high-, middle-, and low-income countries, nonemergency PCI at hospitals with or without on-site cardiac surgery, and coronary artery calcium score prediction of all-cause mortality and CV events in those with type-2 diabetes.
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- Transcatheter Valve Replacement for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
- Time in Blood Pressure Target Range and Outcomes in Hypertension: Real-World Data
- 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