March 18th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: March 18th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include the association between smoking cessation and weight change with CV disease among those with and without diabetes, the risk of ischemic heart disease in women after radiotherapy for breast cancer, and more.
March 13th, 2013
Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Increases Heart Disease Risk
Larry Husten, PHD
The increased risk of radiotherapy for breast cancer seen in this NEJM study may just be the tip of the iceberg.
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- Anticoagulation in Patients with Cancer-Associated Pulmonary Embolism: How Long is Long Enough?
- Spironolactone Use After Percutaneous Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction
- CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing for Transthyretin Cardiomyopathy
- Does Colchicine Reduce Cardiac Events After Myocardial Infarction?
- First-Line Therapy for Ventricular Tachycardia After MI: What's the Best Approach?