CardioExchange Archive

March 28th, 2011

Updated Unstable Angina/Non-STEMI Guidelines Released by ACC & AHA

Larry Husten, PHD

The AHA and ACC have released a focused update of the 2007 guidelines for the management of unstable angina and non-STEMI. The guidelines incorporate new information from recent clinical trials, and deal with controversial topics such as the choice of antiplatelet agents, the use of platelet-function and genetic tests with antiplatelet agents, and the timing […]

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February 15th, 2011

AHA Releases Updated Guidelines for the Prevention of CV Disease in Women

Larry Husten, PHD

Newly published online in Circulation, updated AHA guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women emphasize practical medical advice. “These recommendations underscore the fact that benefits of preventive measures seen day-to-day in doctors’ offices often fall short of those reported for patients in research settings,” said Lori Mosca, chair of the guidelines writing committee, in […]

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February 1st, 2011

New Guidelines Lend More Support for Carotid Stenting

Larry Husten, PHD

Newly issued guidelines provide increased support for carotid stenting as an alternative to carotid endarterectomy, but don’t favor widespread screening or the routine use of ultrasound to assess the risk for stroke. The Guideline on the Management of Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease, developed by the AHA, the ACC, and multiple other organizations, […]

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December 2nd, 2010

AHA Releases Updated Stroke Prevention Guidelines

Larry Husten, PHD

Here’s the good news, according to Larry Goldstein, the chairman of the statement writing committee for the revised American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke: “Between 1999 and 2006, there’s been over a 30 percent reduction in stroke death rates in the United States and we think the majority of the […]

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