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ACC/AHA/ASE Release Joint Statement on Echocardiography Training
The ACC/AHA/ASE have released an updated advanced training joint statement on echocardiography for hospital medical staff, clinicians, and other healthcare providers.
Protecting Patient Privacy: HIPAA Compliance in the Electronic Age
The complexities of today's high-tech methods of communication, data sharing, and data storage lay practices open to unforeseen and constantly changing threats, requiring vigilance and training of medical staff.
Infection and Infarction: Cause and Effect?
Investigators sought to confirm long-standing hypotheses that acute infections can lead to myocardial infarction.
In the Spotlight: How Racism Affects the Healthcare Workforce
Racism is embedded in all US institutions, including medicine — so what steps are being taken to improve the well-being of the healthcare workforce?
Societies Release Updated Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
In order to revise the guidelines, the Task Force reviewed clinical trials presented at the annual scientific meetings of the ACC, AHA, HRS, and European Society of Cardiology in addition to other peer-reviewed, published data.
Banding Together: How Some Physicians Are Fighting the MOC Program
A group of physicians has banded together to file a class-action lawsuit against the American Board of Internal Medicine and the organization's monopolization on the process of board certification.
Societies Publish Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging in Nonvalvular Heart Disease
Updated appropriate use criteria addresses the use of multimodality imaging for evaluation of cardiac structure and function in nonvalvular heart disease.
Pulmonary Hypertension Screening Adaptations for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Because standardized approaches for echocardiographic screening are impractical for certain subgroups of people with congenital heart disease, experts offered screening adaptations for pulmonary hypertension.
Familial Hypercholesterolemia: An Underdiagnosed Disease Gets a Second Look
Despite the frequency with which it occurs, familial hypercholesterolemia often goes undiagnosed, with only 10% of affected patients aware of this genetic disorder.
Addressing Workplace Violence Against Physicians
Once revered and idolized by society and patients, physicians are increasingly being subjected to verbal and physical violence at work.
ACC, AHA Publish Appropriate Use Criteria Guidelines for Peripheral Artery Intervention
In publishing updated appropriate use criteria, the organizations hope to provide guidance to clinicians who may refer patients for revascularization therapy.
Navigating Social Media Issues in Medical Practice: An Expert Interview
Issues that affect employees in all industries are compounded by a unique set of additional concerns that affect employees of medical practices.
Questions Remain Regarding VTE Recurrence in Older Adults
Venous thromboembolism recurrence risk may not be any higher in older patients than in younger patients.
The Role of Viral Infections and Vaccines in the Pathogenesis of Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Recent evidence links specific bacterial, viral infections, and vaccination to the development of APS, but these associations are not clear-cut.
Should Infants Be Treated With vWF Concentrate After Cardiac Surgery?
Researchers comment on the implications of treating newborns and infants with von Willebrand factor (VWF) concentrate.
Investigating the Link Between Atrial Fibrillation and Type 2 Diabetes
Compared with the general population, patients with type 2 diabetes are at a 35% to 60% greater risk for atrial fibrillation.
Bipolar Disorder and the Cardiovascular System
Screening for cardiovascular disease risk is recommended for clinicians who manage patients with bipolar disorder.
Risk Factors for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the South Asian Population
South Asians exhibit the highest rates of ASCVD among all ethnic groups, and the highest prevalence is in younger age groups; up to 25% of myocardial infarctions in India occur in individuals younger than 40 years of age.
PCSK9 Inhibition: Benefits Outweigh Risks in Patients With Diabetes
Statin therapy is the first line of defense against high LDL-C and the risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in individuals with diabetes.
ASPREE Trial: Aspirin Associated With Higher Mortality, Hemorrhage Risk in Older Adults
The use of aspirin in healthy elderly patients as a preventative strategy was associated with no prolongation of long-term disability-free survival compared with placebo.
The Cardiology Advisor Articles
- Statins in Patients Older Than 75: A Meta-Analysis of 28 Controlled Trials
- PAH Therapy Guidelines Updated by CHEST Expert Panel
- Guidelines Updated for Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults
- Impaired Microvascular Function Predictive of Adverse CV Outcomes in Women
- Missed Diagnosis of New-Onset Systolic Heart Failure Common in Children
- Societies Release Updated Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
- FDA: Unauthorized INR Test Strips Part of Large Recall
- Does Rivaroxaban Plus Aspirin Prevent Early Coronary Bypass Graft Occlusion?
- Banding Together: How Some Physicians Are Fighting the MOC Program
- Swan-Ganz Thermodilution Catheters Recalled Due to Lumen Reversal
- Prevalence of Modifiable CV Risk Factors High in Young Adults With First AMI
- ACC/AHA/ASE Release Joint Statement on Echocardiography Training
- Risk Factors for Pulmonary Hypertension in Adults Post-ASD Closure
- Safety of Immediate Sildenafil Administration After Mitral Valve Surgery
- Impaired Microvascular Function Predictive of Adverse CV Outcomes in Women