July 8th, 2014
USPSTF Finalizes Recommendations on Carotid Artery Stenosis Screening
Nicholas Downing, MD
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended against screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general adult population (grade D recommendation). Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the statement reiterates the group’s 2007 guidance. The harms of screening outweigh the benefits, the task force says. The groups notes that all screening strategies (e.g., […]
June 23rd, 2014
Unethical Health Screening: When Unnecessary Tests Do More Harm Than Good
Ethan J Weiss, M.D.
Ethan Weiss discusses how unnecessary cardiovascular screening can lead to serious consequences.
February 28th, 2011
What is the Role of CV Screening Tests in Medicine and Legislation?
Larry Husten, PHD
Three papers in Archives of Internal Medicine scrutinize the role of cardiovascular screening tests not only in medicine but in legislation. In the first article, Nicholas Wald and Joan Morris introduce a new interactive tool that determines the detection and false-positive rates of screening tests. The authors illustrate the value of the tool with the examples […]
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- Transcatheter Valve Replacement for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
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- 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