Cardiology

Cardiology (from Greek καρδίᾱ, kardiā, "heart"; and -λογία, -logia) is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart be it human or animal. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians who specialize in this field of medicine are called cardiologists. Physicians who specialize in cardiac surgery are called cardiac surgeons.

Abrupt increase noted in LVAD thrombosis

Posted on: 02/12/2013 - 18:00

An abrupt and unexpected increase in pump thrombosis has occurred since March 2011 in patients with advanced heart failure who received the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device, according to a...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

AHA funds personalized medicine initiative

Posted on: 27/11/2013 - 19:42

The American Heart Association has set aside a 5-year, $30-million research fund to dig deeper into two large national studies in hopes of finding more clues to personalized treatment and prevention...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Chelation plus vitamins halved cardiovascular events in diabetics

Posted on: 26/11/2013 - 16:45

DALLAS – An EDTA-based chelation regimen for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with a history of myocardial infarction got a boost from a new TACT trial analysis showing...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Chest pain traits didn’t identify MI in women

Posted on: 25/11/2013 - 21:20

The telltale traits of acute myocardial infarction–associated chest pain may differ in women and men, but they aren’t diagnostically telling enough to determine which women with chest pain are having...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Advanced pacing slows AF progression in bradycardia

Posted on: 22/11/2013 - 13:50

DALLAS – Enhanced pacemaker technology sharply reduced progression of nonpermanent atrial fibrillation to permanent AF in patients with bradycardia and sinus node disease in the large international,...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Noninvasive coronary test accurate for lesion-specific ischemia

Posted on: 19/11/2013 - 21:50

SAN FRANCISCO – A noninvasive test that computes fractional flow reserve from coronary CT angiography images was highly accurate in detecting ischemia, compared with anatomic interpretation from CT...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: AHA/ACC work group cochair defends, explains risk calculator

Posted on: 19/11/2013 - 18:12

Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones, co-chair of the guidelines work group, speaks about the risk calculator and why physicians should still consider incorporating the guidelines into their practice. <iframe...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Guideline authors, AHA-ACC leaders confident in risk calculator

Posted on: 19/11/2013 - 18:05

DALLAS – In the face of high-profile criticism of the new U.S. cholesterol-management guidelines released by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association on Nov. 12, the...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Anticoagulant edoxaban comparable with warfarin in atrial fib

Posted on: 19/11/2013 - 16:45

Two doses of the once-daily, oral factor Xa inhibitor edoxaban were noninferior to warfarin in preventing stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation in the phase III ENGAGE...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

New prevention guidelines bring welcome changes

Posted on: 19/11/2013 - 14:35

The cholesterol guideline represents a major change for several reasons. Unlike any previous guidelines in the United States or elsewhere, the cholesterol guideline is truly process oriented and...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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