Cardiology
News
Influenza: All that and MI too
Admissions for myocardial infarction spike after laboratory-confirmed flu infection.
News
Beware the COPD exacerbation
If a COPD patient has all the classic symptoms of an exacerbation, are there still other diagnoses to consider?
News
Bariatric surgery comes with some risk of complications
A long-term follow-up study of bariatric surgery patients revealed complication risks.
Video
VIDEO: Anticoagulant underprescribing common, jeopardizing atrial fib patients
Drug-prescribing data show many patients with atrial fibrillation are underdosed with anticoagulants, often due to fears about bleeding.
Clinical
Triple therapy in question
Clinical question: In patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), is dabigatran plus a...
Clinical
Rivaroxaban lowers cardiovascular risk but increases bleeding risk
Is rivaroxaban alone or in combination with aspirin more effective than is aspirin alone in preventing cardiovascular events in patients with...
Clinical
Check orthostatic vital signs within 1 minute
What is the relationship between timing of measurement of postural blood pressure (BP) and adverse clinical outcomes?
Clinical
How to manage a patient presenting with syncope
Obtaining a detailed history is crucial to determining which patients with syncope are at high risk for adverse outcomes.
News
Thrombectomy shines in presence of a clinical deficit and imaging mismatch
Less disability, greater functional independence, and less neurologic deterioration was observed for thrombectomy plus standard care.
Clinical
Short Takes
A brief roundup of HM-centric research.