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.

 

Bivalirudin called safe and effective in HIT

Posted on: 21/04/2014 - 20:45

WASHINGTON – Bivalirudin is an attractive off-label option for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, Dr. Lee Joseph said at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology....

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

A fib–associated stroke jumped 42% in 2000s

Posted on: 21/04/2014 - 19:57

WASHINGTON – A third more Americans were hospitalized for ischemic stroke in 2010 than 7 years before, and the incidence of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation grew even more sharply, up by...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Pulsatile tinnitus looms large in fibromuscular dysplasia

Posted on: 18/04/2014 - 20:30

WASHINGTON – Think cerebrovascular fibromuscular dysplasia in a middle-aged woman who presents with a complaint of pulsatile tinnitus. That’s the take-home message from a new analysis of the <link...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Even mild preop sepsis boosts postop thrombosis risk

Posted on: 18/04/2014 - 19:50

WASHINGTON – Preoperative sepsis proved to be an important independent risk factor for both arterial and venous thrombosis during or after surgery in an analysis of nearly 1.75 million U.S. surgical...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Marriage protects against vascular disease

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 18:10

WASHINGTON – Being married is independently associated with a significantly reduced rate of vascular disease across all arterial beds, according to a population-based study of more than 3.5 million...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

When low HDL means ‘no sweat’

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 17:40

WASHINGTON– Low HDL cholesterol does not increase the risk of coronary heart disease when LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels are normal, according to an analysis from the <link...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Life partner provides better heart failure outcomes

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 17:20

WASHINGTON – Marital status plays an underappreciated role in heart failure prognosis. Indeed, having a life partner was independently associated with a 12% reduction in the risk of all-cause...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

ACC/AHA cardiovascular risk equations get a thumbs-up

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 14:15

WASHINGTON – The controversial cardiovascular risk estimator introduced in the current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association risk-assessment guidelines demonstrated "moderate...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

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