AHA: Lower Better for Plaque Regression with PCSK9 Drugs No diminishing returns at very low LDL levels in GLAGOV trial Nov 15, 2016
AHA: Real World TAVR Is All About Patient Selection Intermediate risk is a moving target Nov 15, 2016
AHA: No Cognitive Benefit from Heart Drugs in HOPE-3 Substudy finds mental function unimproved by BP, cholesterol treatments Nov 13, 2016 video
AHA: Long-Term Benefit in HF Patients Elusive for Novel Vasodilator Investigational drug ularitide had no effect on mortality or clinical outcomes Nov 13, 2016
AHA: Study Finds Celebrex Safe for Heart But naproxen not as heart safe as believed Nov 13, 2016 video
TCT: Orsiro No Better Than EES for CTO Also, injectable collagenase eases PCI for CTO in trial Nov 04, 2016
TCT: Amulet LAA Occluder Hot on the Heels of Watchman Another LAA closure device shows favorable results in trial Nov 03, 2016
TCT: Novel Drug-Coated Balloon Promising for Periphery Stellarex beat angioplasty alone in fairly complex PAD population trial Nov 03, 2016
TCT: TAVR Holds Up Pretty Well Over Time Also, 2-year data confirm lasting improvements in QoL Nov 02, 2016
TCT: Embolic Protection Flops for TAVR New brain lesions or clinical strokes unaffected in SENTINEL trial Nov 01, 2016
Nearsightedness Tied to High Risk for Blindness Myopia poses "major threats to the visual health of the public" Oct 31, 2016
TCT: Trials Split on PCI vs CABG for Left Main Disease NOBLE hands advantage to surgery, EXCEL finds noninferiority Oct 31, 2016
CardioBrief: Impella No Better Than IABP in Cardiogenic Shock Underpowered IMPRESS trial shows no mortality benefit Oct 30, 2016
TCT: OCT Guidance Doesn't Undersize Stents, Trial Shows Also found dissection, malapposition that IVUS missed Oct 30, 2016
Novel Sedation Agent for Colonoscopy Meets Phase III Endpoints Remimazolam shows advantages over midazolam Oct 21, 2016
Pregabalin Could Ease Pain, Some Symptoms in IBS-D Pilot study shows positive results in some pain scores Oct 18, 2016
A Patient's Journey: Celebrity Revelation Stirs the Pot Ben Stiller says PSA testing saved his life. Did it really? Oct 12, 2016
CardioBrief: LDL-Lowering Genetic Variants Linked to Diabetes Risk What can genetics tell about diabetes incidence with cholesterol tx? Oct 06, 2016
CardioBrief: Trump's CV Event Risk Seven Times Bigger Than Clinton's Cardiologist speculates on coronary calcium scores disclosed by the candidates Oct 05, 2016
Clinton's Hypothyroid Medication Draws Interest Candidate is taking Armour Thyroid rather than levothyroxine Sep 26, 2016
Slow Medicine: Is 'Hypertensive Urgency' Outdated? No need to over-react to a common dx that's not tied to major CV events Sep 22, 2016
HFSA: Clinical Benefits Tied To Lung Monitoring Persist HF rehospitalization, deaths remain reduced up to 4.5 years Sep 21, 2016
AAFP Says CMS Should Negotiate Drug Prices AAFP Congress wraps up with a series of actions targeting cost and access Sep 21, 2016
HFSA: Treat to NT-proBNP Target Flops in Trial Outcomes no better with treatment aimed at 30% reduction Sep 20, 2016
HFSA: Did LAP Monitoring Cut HF Rehospitalizations? LAPTOP-HF investigators tried to make sense of terminated study Sep 19, 2016
AAFP Exec Declares Healthcare 'Fundamental Human Right' Tearful entreaty mixed with scolds Sep 19, 2016
Fluoxetine Flops as Progressive MS Therapy Trial may have been underpowered to detect a benefit Sep 17, 2016
The Lancet Versus BMJ: A Dispatch From the Statin Wars The editors of the two top U.K. medical journals are in a bitter fight Sep 15, 2016
Survey Finds Many People Lack NSAID Knowledge Patients fail to ID these drugs or associated risks Sep 12, 2016
Patients Needing High-Dose Opioids May Have Genetic Defects Defective activity levels require extra meds for pain control Sep 11, 2016
MedPAC Looks at Ways to Adjust Misvalued Services Commission debates grouping CPT codes into families Sep 09, 2016
Pearls From: Rheumatologist Philip Mease An expert discusses new treatments for PsA and SpA Sep 06, 2016 video
By the Numbers: Who Are the ED 'Frequent Flyers'? Surprising demographics for patients with many emergency room visits Sep 02, 2016
ESC: Medical Therapy Adequate for Plaque Erosion Pilot study suggests stenting not needed in uncomplicated cases Aug 31, 2016
ESC: Savaysa Safe for Afib Cardioversion ENSURE-AF trial finds similarity to standard anticoagulant regimen Aug 31, 2016
ESC: Winners Emerge in CAD Imaging Showdowns Promising results for cardiac MRI, MPS, and PET Aug 30, 2016
ESC: Beta-Blocker Cuts Early Heart Damage from Cancer Tx? No clinical difference in small trial, but preclinical measures suggestive Aug 29, 2016
CardioBrief: Cardiologists Give SPRINT Thumbs Down Trial should not be used in guidelines to lower blood pressure targets Aug 29, 2016
