Precision Medicine Lowers DAPT Bleeds in STEMI Trial also hits noninferiority mark for adverse cardiac events Sep 03, 2019
SYNTAX at 10 Years: Bypass vs PCI Still a Toss-Up Overall But CABG beats stenting for important subgroups Sep 03, 2019
MITRA-FR Inches in Line With COAPT at 2 Years Despite Contradictory Findings More evidence that the two trials are more concordant than previously thought Sep 02, 2019
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Better Cardiometabolic Health Down the Road Improvements beyond risk factor reduction in patients with T2D and obesity Sep 02, 2019
Antiplatelets Go Head-to-Head in ACS, With Unexpected Result Assumption that ticagrelor would be superior upended in ISAR-REACT 5 Sep 02, 2019
Big Cuts in LDL Possible With Twice-Yearly Injections siRNA may make for a more convenient lipid-lowering therapy for patients Sep 02, 2019
Dapagliflozin Benefits HFrEF Outcomes, Even Without Diabetes DAPA-HF trial affirms similar benefit to diabetes drug regardless of type 2 diabetes status Sep 01, 2019 video
Risk-Based Thresholds for hs-Troponin I Safely Speed MI Rule-Out HISTORIC suggests benefit to patients, clinicians Sep 01, 2019
Extended DAPT with Brilinta: No Benefit for Stable CAD in T2D Substudy in those with prior PCI might identify group where bleeding tradeoff is worthwhile Sep 01, 2019
COMPLETE Revascularization Gets Its Win for Hard Outcomes Investigators obtain missing piece of the puzzle Sep 01, 2019
Entresto Signals Expansion Into 'Gray Zone' of HFpEF PARAGON-HF may have missed overall, but HF docs see reason for hope Sep 01, 2019
Drive LDL as Low as Possible, ESC Says New guideline emphasizes more intensive reduction across risk groups Aug 31, 2019
Osteoporosis Drug Wins; Tramadol and Blood Sugar News and commentary from the endocrinology world Aug 30, 2019
AliveCor Discontinues KardiaBand The Skeptical Cardiologist mourns the passing of a reliable tool in AFib Aug 28, 2019
STICH: CABG Survival Benefit Doesn't Hinge on Myocardial Viability Is viability testing now unnecessary for CAD patients with low LVEF? Aug 21, 2019
AHA Endorses Prescription Fish Oil for High Triglycerides High dose recommended in science advisory Aug 20, 2019
Silent Strokes Common After Non-Cardiac Surgery One in 14 older patients have covert stroke, many also have cognitive decline Aug 19, 2019
GLP-1 RA Benefits Extend Beyond MACE Reduction Meta-analysis pooled data on all major outcomes trials for agent class Aug 16, 2019
Newer Prostate Cancer Agents Not Free of Heart Risk Patients with three or more cardiac conditions were at highest risk of early death Aug 14, 2019
Should the Elderly Discontinue Statins? The debate goes on, but Kevin Campbell, MD, believes every patient is different Aug 14, 2019 video
I Am a Keto-Friendly Cardiologist and I Love Keyto The Skeptical Cardiologist comes out of the keto "closet" Aug 13, 2019
There Is Such Thing as a Too-High LVEF Study suggests sweet spot and proposes fourth left ejection phenotype Aug 07, 2019
Dementia Tied to White Matter Rarefaction in Football Players With CTE But factors not associated with head trauma emerge, too Aug 05, 2019
Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Altered Liver Enzymes "We have focused for too long on studying the brain in isolation" Jul 31, 2019
Omron Evolv One-Piece BP Monitor: Accurate, Quick, Connected The Skeptical Cardiologist has a new favorite Jul 27, 2019
Wait, What? Neil Armstrong Died From Botched Surgery!? Hospital paid $6 million to astronaut's family, newly revealed documents showed Jul 25, 2019
Smoking-Related PAD Risk Lingers Even After Quitting "Impact of smoking on major artery disease may last up to 30 years," researcher says Jul 22, 2019
Alzheimer's Insulin Study Puzzles Researchers Open-label extension shows a prolonged positive effect on cognition, but only in a subset Jul 19, 2019
Is It Time to Start Stopping Aspirin for Stroke Prevention in Afib? The Skeptical Cardiologist questions a die-hard habit Jul 17, 2019
Does Alzheimer's Disease Stem From Infection? Scientists debate, and one company targets gingivitis bacterium to slow Alzheimer's progression Jul 17, 2019
Electroporation Returns for Afib Ablation Pulsed field ablation preferentially affected myocardial tissue in first-in-human trials Jul 15, 2019
ATTR Cardiomyopathy: 'Red Flags' for Screening Consensus group highlights eight things to look for Jul 11, 2019
Mentally Stimulating Activities and Cognitive Impairment Can certain late-life activities help the aging brain? Jul 10, 2019
Entresto Out-of-Pocket Costs Out of Control? Study highlights one reason for "sluggish" uptake Jul 10, 2019
Opinion: The Transformative Power of Lifestyle Medicine Dean Ornish, MD, rebuts the Skeptical Cardiologist's diet data doubts Jul 09, 2019
Dx Shock: How Foot Pain Hid Something Much Worse Dr. Mike cautions us to treat the person, not the ailment Jul 03, 2019
