Inflammation, Secondary Prevention, Diet in Spotlight at ESC CANTOS, COMPASS, PURE will headline the world's largest cardiology meeting Aug 24, 2017
Guidance Issued on PET Imaging in Diagnosing Cardiac Sarcoidosis ASNC, SNMMI release recommendations for difficult diagnostic challenge Aug 19, 2017
Diabetes: Novo Nordisk's Semaglutide/ Metformin Combo a Winner (Reuters) Type 2 diabetes treatment outperformed dulaglutide plus metformin Aug 17, 2017
Statins in the Drinking Water? Not so fast. In Revolution and Revelation, Milton Packer reveals a glaring inconsistency in the most recent battle in the ongoing statin wars Aug 16, 2017
Generic Atenolol in Short Supply The latest sign of turmoil in the generic drug marketplace. Aug 10, 2017
Did the Nazis Invent Cardiac Catheterization? In this Revolution and Revelation, Milton Packer relates the story of a Nazi who won the Nobel Prize Aug 09, 2017
Catheter Ablations Grow in Popularity, But Complication Rates Rise Safest at high-volume centers Aug 04, 2017
Does a New Hepatitis Vaccine Cause Heart Attacks? In this Revolution and Revelation, Milton Packer asks how you would answer this question Aug 02, 2017
A Nonsurgical Procedure for Single-Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease? Transcatheter bidirectional Glenn shunt replacement worked for one woman Aug 01, 2017
CardioBrief: How Statins Drive Some People Crazy Partisans on both sides derail rational discussion of risks, benefits Jul 31, 2017
CTE Risk in Football Players Exaggerated? (Health News Review) Media reports have run past the science Jul 28, 2017
Speech Changes May Signal Cognitive Impairment Prospective study suggests 'connected speech' assessment could be screening tool Jul 17, 2017
Lifetime Stress May Boost Dementia Risk for Blacks African Americans seem to experience cognitive issues earlier Jul 16, 2017
Will Viagra One Day Coat Coronary Stents? Mouse model findings are suggestive for reduced restenosis Jul 11, 2017
Pearls from: Fernando Ovalle, MD For pricey type 2 diabetes drugs, many factors to consider Jun 20, 2017 video
Op-Ed: Vegetable Oils, (Francis) Bacon, Bing Crosby, and the AHA Gary Taubes responds to the AHA presidential advisory on dietary fats Jun 20, 2017
AHA Reaffirms Anti-Saturated Fat Stance Replace it with unsaturated vegetable oil for heart health, advisory says Jun 15, 2017
Nasal Glucagon Helps Hypoglycemia in Adults with T1D Possible alternative to injectable recombinant glucagon Jun 14, 2017
Committee Wants Diabetes Docs to Watch Their Language Not the word police, but 'diabetic' and 'non-compliant' must go Jun 13, 2017
ADA Policy on Photos, Videos, Twitter Sparks Controversy Association asked meeting-goers to delete tweets of presentation slides Jun 13, 2017
Metformin No Help for Atherosclerosis in T1D Findings don't support metformin in long-standing type 1 diabetes Jun 13, 2017
Bankruptcy Trustee in Zombie Lab Scandal Seeks $41-million in Paybacks The suits unveil the massive scope and sordid details about the kickback scheme Jun 13, 2017
Novel SGLT-2 Inhibitor Boosts Glycemic Control A1c reduced when paired with metformin monotherapy Jun 12, 2017
A Look Back: Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Backstory on Opana ER, which the FDA now wants off the market Jun 09, 2017
Morning Break: Tainted Trials; $40K/Yr Concierge Practice; Reality TV: Diabetes Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 51˶ staff Jun 05, 2017
PTSD Tied to Cardiac Inflammation PTSD patients may be at higher risk of cardiovascular events May 25, 2017
Scale Back on Antithrombotics After LAA Closure? Registry studies suggest less potent drugs with Watchman, Amulet May 21, 2017
Studies Stop Short of Quelling TAVR Durability Fears Structural valve deterioration observed in 3.9% over 5 years May 20, 2017
Does Longer TAVR Time Make Stroke More Likely? SURTAVI neuro substudy bolsters comparability between TAVR, SAVR May 19, 2017
CTO Stenting Improved Quality of Life With Stable Angina EuroCTO result, driven by less angina, challenges DECISION-CTO May 18, 2017
Lotus TAVR Device Again Trips Up on Pacemaker Rate Otherwise, efficacy superior overall against CoreValve in REPRISE III trial May 17, 2017
Fast-Dissolving-Polymer Stent Matches Xience At 12 Months Novel sirolimus-depot approach raises anticipation for longer-term benefit May 17, 2017
BRAVO 3: Still No Place for Bivalirudin in TAVR No major interactions with Afib status or valve type in trials May 14, 2017
Study: Keep Rhythm Drugs Onboard After Ablation to Prevent Recurrence Drugs ineffective before procedure help afterward, randomized trial shows May 12, 2017
Angina Drug May Have Some Ventricular Antiarrhythmic Effects Trial failed overall but on-tx analysis indicates VT/VF prevention May 12, 2017
Novel Nasal Spray Promising for Some Tachycardias Phase II results may suggest safe way to convert outside the hospital May 11, 2017
Wanted: New Developer for Stem Cell Tx in Refractory Angina Trialists make another appeal for efficacy of CD34+ cells May 11, 2017
Local Steroid Injection Shuts Down Leg Inflammation after PAD Tx Make way for dexamethasone, other drugs targeted to the adventitia May 11, 2017