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News, opinions and meeting coverage in cardiology.

Diabetes: Is This Tattoo Worth a 1,000 Needle Pricks?

UCSD researchers report early results on a tattoo to measure blood sugar.

Onglyza OK in Renal Patients

No increase in cardiovascular events seen in renally impaired SAVOR patients.

The Five Best Apps for Echocardiography

Echocardiography is a frequently used tool in the evaluation of a wide range of cardiac diseases.

EKG Abnormalities Common in SLE

About one in three SLE patients affected.

CardioBuzz: Why Patients Don鈥檛 Take Heart Meds

Faced with patients' instinctive aversion to pills, even after MI, what's a cardiologist to do?

Do You Hear the (Heart) Beat of These Dancing Feet?

If you thought electrophysiologists are boring, think again. Ditto Icelanders.

Gut Hormone May Up Dehydration Risk in T2D

Endogenous glucagon-like peptide-1 appears to inhibit fluid intake.

Painful Hands, Hurting Hearts?

Symptomatic hand osteoarthritis was linked with coronary heart disease.

Mild Stenosis Linked to Death in Diabetes

Long-term registry shows impact similar to single-vessel obstruction.

Hyperkalemia Pipeline Promising

Novel agents look good in trials, although long-term safety and efficacy remain to be seen.

Atherosclerosis a Signal for Brain Drain?

Plaque burden was linked to cognitive impairment in a population-based study.

New Treatments for High Potassium on the Horizon

But ultimate success is far from guaranteed.

Stent Graft Keeps Vascular Access Clear

Should change practice, study leader says.

Patients Should Share Accountability for Own Health

A new report recommends doctors not be penalized for poor outcomes if patients fail to follow recommended protocols

The Happy PCP: $400K/Yr and Home in Time for Dinner

Primary care doc earns a specialist's income without working overtime.

Are There Fewer 'Tasty' Meals After Bariatric Surgery?

Taste buds may be diminished by weight-loss surgery.

Do Statins Up a Woman's Risk for Thyroid Cancer?

Estrogen may neutralize the cancer-protective effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Three Wearables that Could Change Afib Screening

They're durable, low-profile, and accurate.

Top 10 Cardiology Apps for iPhone & Android

In this week's Med Tech Review:

Insulin and Insulina: Bridging the Gap

Physicians need to be aware of patients' beliefs about medicinal plants.

NAMS Launches Menopause App

MenoPro calculator helps design optimal therapy for individual patients.

FDA Panel Torn on Watchman Device

Calls the device safe, but splits on its efficacy.

Aphrodisiac Aids Genetic Type 2 Diabetes

About 4% of diabetes patients may benefit from yohimbine.

Excerpt From 'Being Mortal ... '

Ivan Ilyich isn't as foreign to today's medicine as we imagine.

Review: Telcare Glucose Meter

An easy-to-use glucose monitor uploads data to the cloud for ready access.

The Bottomline: Cardiac Telemetry

Can a 'wise' choice save $4.8 million in a single year?

Metformin and TSH: Is There a Link?

Canadian study suggests raises questions about metformin use in diabetics with underlying hypothyroidism.

Skull Size Tied to Disability Risk in MS

BOSTON -- Multiple sclerosis patients with larger intracranial volumes -- a measure of their lifetime maximal brain size -- scored better on cognition and physical function tests than those with smaller skull sizes.

TCT: PFO No Panacea for Migraine

WASHINGTON -- Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure did not significantly reduce the number of monthly migraine days compared with medical treatment, researchers reported here.

ESC: Will CvLPRIT Change Practice?

BARCELONA -- Cardiologists react to findings from the CvLPRIT study, which challenge not only traditional thinking but also existing guidelines from both the U.S. and Europe, all of which say that treating nonculprit arteries in STEMI patients may be harmful.

ESC: Xarelto Safe for Cardioverting Afib

BARCELONA -- Switching atrial fibrillation patients awaiting elective cardioversion to rivaroxaban (Xarelto) was as safe as warfarin in that setting.

Doctor's Memoir Exposes Dark Side of Medicine

Sandeep Jauhar puts his life on stark display to illustrate harmful financial intrusions into medicine in his newest book.

HypoMap: A New Way to Track Hypoglycemia

Keeping accurate tabs on hypoglycemic events is a challenge, since they often happen between clinic visits. But Joslin Diabetes Center and technology company Glooko are trying to change that.

Glucometer Control Test Underused in Diabetes

ORLANDO -- Control solution for ensuring the proper function of glucose meters didn't appear to be a priority among physicians, pharmacists, or patients, researchers reported here.

Patients Want Diabetes-Friendly Meals on the Menu

ORLANDO -- It's easy to find heart-healthy or vegetarian-friendly meals labeled on restaurant menus, but diabetes patients are often left in the dark about options best suited to them.

CardioBuzz: Toward the $500 an Hour Physician

In this guest blog, Mark Jay Zucker, MD, JD, an attorney and transplant cardiologist at Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School in Newark, explains why he thinks it's time to talk money.

Dementia Tied to More ICD Placements

Dementia patients get more implantable cardioverter-defibrillators than expected, and even cognitively normal individuals may not understand their options about cardiac device replacement.

Vitamin D Blog: Nutrient or Hormone?

Few people view their vitamin D supplement as hormone replacement therapy, but that鈥檚 exactly what it is, experts told 番茄社区.

HIV Drug Cleared of Cognition Hit

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Although it has well-known psychiatric side effects, the HIV drug efavirenz (Sustiva) does not affect cognition, a researcher said here.

High Urate? Get Moving, Study Finds

Regular exercise significantly lessened the excess mortality risk associated with elevated serum uric acid, a large Taiwanese study found.

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