Gout Drug Raises Safety Concerns With Death Excess in Trial Febuxostat linked especially to sudden cardiac deaths in CARES trial Mar 12, 2018 video
Perioperative Beta Blockers Trade Fewer MIs for More Deaths Issue of safety highlighted again in POISE analysis Mar 12, 2018
P2Y12 Tx Subsidy Yields Positive Response from Docs, Patients Ticagrelor vouchers boost use, but clinical outcomes unchanged Mar 11, 2018 video
Praluent Price to Drop for Insurers That Ease Rx Restrictions Sanofi/Regeneron announced plan to bring PCSK9 drug within cost-effective range Mar 10, 2018
Praluent Delivers CV Event Prevention in ODYSSEY Second PCSK9 outcomes trial comes out like FOURIER -- but with mortality reduction Mar 10, 2018 video
Skeptical Cardiologist: Do Mobile Heart-Monitoring Devices Work? Anthony Pearson, MD, explores the pros and cons of these consumer devices Mar 08, 2018
One Gout Medication Comes Out on Top for CV Risk Allopurinol the loser in retrospective comparison of two drugs Feb 26, 2018
Slow Medicine: Omega-3s, Zoster Vaccination, and Bariatric Surgery Thoughtful review of hot-button topics in the news Feb 09, 2018
ACP Criticizes New Blood Pressure Guideline Changes went too far on too little evidence, group says Jan 22, 2018
NBA Players: Nearly 1 in 6 Has Abnormal ECG Study raises questions of whether yet more specific criteria are needed Dec 07, 2017
One Workout May Protect Heart from Ischemia for Hours or Days Evidence builds for immediate benefit from preconditioning Nov 30, 2017
A Visual Guide to the New Blood Pressure Guidelines The ACC/AHA 2017 recommendations -- in color and by the numbers Nov 21, 2017
Move to Get Benicar Off Market; Nexterone Recall; Squirrel Hibernation Stroke Tx? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Nov 20, 2017
Study: Leave Tiny Brain Aneurysms Alone Routine surveillance and coiling not linked to better survival Nov 20, 2017
AHA: 130/80 mm Hg Is New National BP Target Multisociety guidelines released accounting for SPRINT data Nov 13, 2017
AHA: Brief NOAC Interruption Safer Than Warfarin in Afib Ablation Fewer major bleeds than with uninterrupted warfarin in Japanese trial Nov 13, 2017
AHA: CANTOS Substudy Supports Major Role of Inflammation Large reductions in hsCRP appeared to foretell improved outcomes Nov 13, 2017
Arrhythmia Leader Thomas Bigger, MD, Dead Remembered for pioneering work in arrhythmias & other major trials Nov 09, 2017
CardioBrief: The Story Behind the NY Times ORBITA Anecdote Brahmajee Nallamothu, MD, expounds on a patient not stented due to ORBITA Nov 06, 2017
TCT: FDA Reiterates Caution on Absorb Stent Agency cites ongoing risk at 3-plus years after presumed reabsorption Oct 31, 2017
Supplements Affect NT-ProBNP; Cord Stem Cells; ED Exit Sans Stress Test Cardiovascular Daily wraps up the top cardiology news of the week Sep 29, 2017
Women Get CABG Less Often, But Gender Bias Isn't Reason Delayed diagnosis of heart disease may explain surgical disparity Sep 28, 2017
Entresto Boosts Sex in HF; Venom Antidote to Xa Drugs; Guilty Plea for FH Vagueness Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 25, 2017
CV Benefit from PCSK9 Drug Unaltered by Diabetes Nor did evolocumab hike diabetes risk in FOURIER cohort Sep 15, 2017
Data Support that Diet Can Reverse Heart Disease Dean Ornish, MD, and Kim Williams, MD, respond to Nissen video on statins Sep 08, 2017
ESC: Top Videos from This Year's Meeting Highlights include CANTOS history and a Houston cardiologist's take on the flood Sep 01, 2017
ESC: Yusuf, Lloyd-Jones Square Off Over Diet Guidelines PURE not going to change AHA fat recommendations? Aug 30, 2017 video
ESC: Huge Diet Study Shows Carbs, Not Fats Are the Problem But PURE also challenges belief that more is better for fruits and vegetables Aug 29, 2017
ESC: A Second Opinion on NOACs in Stable CVD Raymond Gibbons, MD, takes apart the COMPASS trial in favor of optimal medical therapy Aug 28, 2017 video
Inflammation, Secondary Prevention, Diet in Spotlight at ESC CANTOS, COMPASS, PURE will headline the world's largest cardiology meeting Aug 24, 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
CardioBrief: How Statins Drive Some People Crazy Partisans on both sides derail rational discussion of risks, benefits Jul 31, 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
A Look Back: Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Backstory on Opana ER, which the FDA now wants off the market Jun 09, 2017
