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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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"...