Cardiology
Warfarin dose capping avoided supratherapeutic INRs in hospitalized elderly
REPORTING FROM THSNA 2018 SAN DIEGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – A simple intervention of ...
Higher preconception blood pressure linked to pregnancy loss
FROM HYPERTENSION High preconception blood pressure is associated with a greater risk of pregnancy ...
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for CTEPH improves heart failure symptoms
REPORTING FROM CRT 2018 WASHINGTON (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Balloon pulmonary angioplasty provides meaningful ...
Many VTE patients live in fear of the next event
REPORTING FROM THSNA 2018 SAN DIEGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – An estimated 41% of ...
High-dose oral ibuprofen most effective for PDA closure
FROM JAMA High-dose oral ibuprofen may be most likely to result in closure of ...
Major message: Most heart failure is preventable
EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM THE ANNUAL CARDIOVASCULAR CONFERENCE AT SNOWMASS SNOWMASS, COLO. (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) ...
Drug coated balloons may match stents for small coronary lesions
REPORTING FROM CRT 2018 WASHINGTON (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – For treating de novo coronary ...
Debris left after TAVR varies by device
AT CRT 2018 WASHINGTON (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – All transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices ...
Statin use is uniformly low in adults with dyslipidemia disorders
FROM CIRCULATION Only half of adults with familial hypercholesterolemia are currently on statin therapy, ...
Top hospital heart failure performance translates to longer survival
REPORTING FROM ACC 2018 ORLANDO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Hospitals in the first quartile ...
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy incidence, mortality on the rise
REPORTING FROM CRT 2018 WASHINGTON (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Hospitalizations for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM), ...
VIDEO: PFO closure device 100% effective against future strokes
REPORTING FROM ACC 18 ORLANDO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Closing a patent foramen ovale ...
Beware of polypharmacy in patients taking warfarin
REPORTING FROM THSNA 2018 SAN DIEGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – The incidence of polypharmacy ...
