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.

AHA-ACC experts defend new risk formula in presser

Posted on: 18/11/2013 - 22:06

The recent prevention guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology became the center of some controversy during AHA's annual meeting, when word got out...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

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Varespladib raises MI risk after recent acute coronary syndrome

Posted on: 18/11/2013 - 21:00

Far from reducing the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with recent acute coronary syndrome, the sPLA2 inhibitor varespladib actually raised the risk of MI in an international randomized...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

CORAL: No added benefit with renal stenting vs. medication alone

Posted on: 18/11/2013 - 21:00

Adding renal-artery stenting to comprehensive medical therapy did not confer significant benefit with respect to the prevention of clinical events in patients with atherosclerotic renal-artery...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Intervention boosts post-acute coronary syndrome medication adherence, but not outcomes

Posted on: 18/11/2013 - 15:00

A multifaceted intervention was effective for improving postdischarge medication adherence among patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome but had no effect on achievement of blood pressure...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Improved outcomes with CoreValve in extreme-risk patients

Posted on: 12/11/2013 - 16:05

SAN FRANCISCO – Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the self-expanding CoreValve in patients at extreme surgical risk significantly reduced the rate of death or major stroke at 1 year, from...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Combined angiotensin inhibition raises hyperkalemia, acute kidney injury risks

Posted on: 11/11/2013 - 22:15

ATLANTA – The combined use of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blocker was associated with an increased risk of hyperkalemia and acute kidney injury in patients...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Internal Medicine News - Cardiology

Posted on: 11/11/2013 - 16:34

Articles in the Cardiology RSS feed from Internal Medicine News.

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Feed

FDA moves to reduce or remove unhealthy trans fats from foods

Posted on: 07/11/2013 - 18:50

The Food and Drug Administration has made a move toward further reducing – or eventually removing – the trans fat content in processed foods, with the "preliminary determination"...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

CVD more prevalent in chronic kidney disease patients

Posted on: 06/11/2013 - 20:25

Cardiovascular disease burden is much greater among elderly patients with chronic kidney disease than in those without, the

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Number of restless leg movements during sleep may predict AFib progression

Posted on: 06/11/2013 - 19:10

In patients with restless legs syndrome, frequent leg movements during sleep were associated with the progression of atrial fibrillation, reported Dr. Mahek Mirza and her associates. In their study,...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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