ESC: Evidence Grows for HFpEF as Microvascular Disease Studies on exact mechanisms, potential targets still needed Aug 29, 2018
ESC: Oral Antibiotics Safe for Stable Endocarditis Switching after a period of IV antibiotics didn't raise event rates in POET trial Aug 28, 2018
Declining Lung Function Associated with Heart Failure Risk Fourfold increase in risk associated with rapid FEV1 drop Aug 28, 2018
ESC: Interatrial Shunting Safe in HFpEF, Pivotal Trial to Come Device eases left-sided filling pressure, but to what clinical significance? Aug 27, 2018
ESC: Tafamidis Cuts Deaths, Admissions in TTR Cardiac Amyloidosis Plus clear advantage seen in 6-minute walk test Aug 27, 2018 video
ESC: Xarelto Fails to Change Outcomes in Heart Failure No death or hospitalization reduction seen in COMMANDER-HF Aug 27, 2018 video
ESC: MitraClip Fails in Functional Mitral Regurgitation No impact on hard outcomes in MITRA-FR randomized trial Aug 27, 2018 video
ESC: Omega-3 Supplements No Better Than Olive Oil for CV Risk 1-g dose disappoints in ASCEND trial Aug 26, 2018 video
ESC: Restrictive Transfusion Deemed Safe in Cardiac Surgery Patients Restrictive strategy superior in those ages ≥75, according to TRICS III trial Aug 26, 2018
Heart Health and Dementia Risk; The End of Pap Smears: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include dementia risk, the importance of serum cholesterol, Medicare's drug costs, and cervical cancer screening recommendations Aug 25, 2018 podcast
ESC: Telemonitoring of HF Cuts Admissions, Mortality Remote patient management program works in German trial Aug 25, 2018
ESC: CTA for Stable Chest Pain Prevents More MIs Long Term Better than stress ECG as first-line test, SCOT-HEART investigators say Aug 25, 2018 video
Cath Lab Recap: Intracardiac Echo; Safe Late Lumen Loss Limit Interventional cardiology news to note Aug 23, 2018
Sleep Apnea Linked to Dangerous Lipid Levels Independent predictor of higher LDL, total cholesterol Aug 22, 2018
Elephants and Alzheimer's; Omega-3 and Epilepsy; Eye Disease and Dementia News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Aug 14, 2018
NOAC's Brain Bleed Risk Outside Afib May Be Dose-Dependent Higher risk seen only with higher rivaroxaban doses in meta-analysis Aug 13, 2018
Nurses Can Lead the Way in Research ACR and EULAR studies demonstrated that research "is an important part of what we do" Aug 11, 2018
Skeptical Cardiologist: Where Are My Generic Meds Made? Valsartan recall prompts a look by Anthony Pearson, MD Aug 10, 2018
Don't Group Afib, Atrial Flutter Together in Evaluating Stroke Risk Same CHA2DS2-VASc score, different outcomes Aug 03, 2018
Calif. Medical Board Acts on Doc With Risky MS 'Cure' Physician featured in States of Disgrace series Jul 31, 2018
Lewy Body Disease Tied to Contact Sports More than 8 years of play linked to Lewy bodies, parkinsonism Jul 27, 2018
Poor Prognosis for Frail Patients with HIV Simple frailty index predicted worse outcomes Jul 27, 2018
TAVR Growing Even in Younger Age Groups National trends seen across ages through 2015 likely have continued Jul 26, 2018
Nothing Good for Older Lung Cancer Patients From Add-On Cisplatin Two trials show no survival benefit and more toxicity Jul 26, 2018
Device Extends Treatment Interval for AMD Refill with anti-VEGF therapy pushed to 15 months Jul 26, 2018
Antidepressant After ACS May Help Long-Term Cardiac Outcomes Extended trial follow-up shows advantages where prior RCTs have not Jul 26, 2018
Gut-Liver-Brain Interactions Tied to Alzheimerβs Studies may explain mixed results of omega-3 trials Jul 26, 2018
Tight BP Control Lowers Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment Data came from controversial SPRINT trial Jul 26, 2018
Anti-Amyloid Drug Slows Cognitive Decline in Mid-Stage Trial But will findings be replicated in phase III studies? Jul 26, 2018
Tailored Lighting Improves Alzheimer's Patients Sleep, Mood Exposure to specific light helped regulate circadian rhythms Jul 25, 2018
Nabilone Effective for Easing Agitation in Alzheimer's Cognition, neuropsychiatric symptoms also improved with synthetic cannabinoid Jul 25, 2018
Paying Cash at Walmart Often Cheaper than Medicare Copay Heart drug analysis finds this especially with Medicare Advantage plans Jul 23, 2018
More Frequent Anti-VEGF Therapy, Better Vision Consistent vision gain with seven or more injections per year Jul 23, 2018
Alzheimer's Guidelines for Primary Care Announced Take concerns seriously, communicate results clearly, guidelines recommend Jul 22, 2018
Minimal Disease Activity: The Goal in PsA Validity confirmed in large population of patients Jul 19, 2018
CMS Plugs Changes to E/M Coding Agency argues that streamlined billing codes will reduce physician burden Jul 18, 2018
