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The Food and Drug Administration’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee will be asked at a May 23 meeting whether the advantage seen with Johnson & Johnson/Bayer... »
Approval of Generic Clopidogrel a Boon for Patients or Payors?
UPDATED 5/19/12: Just as Sanofi-Aventis loses its exclusivity for its blockbuster drug Plavix (clopidogrel) this month, several generic formulations of the antiplatelet agent have... »
BOSTON – Tweaking implantable cardioverter defibrillator settings to lengthen the detection window is safe and significantly reduces inappropriate antitachycardia pacing and... »
Azithromycin Slightly Raises Risk of Cardiovascular Death
A small absolute increase in the risk of cardiovascular death occurs during a 5-day course of azithromycin therapy, according to a report in the May 17 issue of the New England... »
The shifting balance of data for and against broader use of statin treatment tilted again toward more liberal use, with results from a meta-analysis of more than 170,000... »
ACC Urges Shift to Patient-Centered Care
It’s time for cardiologists to pay more attention to patients’ needs and to advocate for patient-centered care with insurers and policy makers, according to a new health policy... »
Excess all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality dropped substantially among adults with diabetes between 1997 and 2006, according to a report in Diabetes Care.
Data from... »
Alternative Statin Regimens Reduce Muscle Pain
NEW ORLEANS – Alternative dosing regimens solve the common problem of statin-induced muscle pain in most cases.
Lowering the daily dose of the statin, dropping down to... »
BOSTON – Ablation bested antiarrhythmic drugs at reducing the incidence of time to first recurrence of atrial arrhythmias in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, results... »
Independent Study Confirms Higher Riata ICD Lead Failure Rate
BOSTON – An independent investigation by seven U.S. centers has shown that recently recalled Riata implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads are significantly more prone to... »
Drinking at least one cup of coffee daily may be linked to reduced mortality risks, and people who consume more may enjoy even lower risks, according to a report examining coffee... »
IOM Urges Collective Action Against Obesity
The Institute of Medicine is urging all Americans to come together to systematically attack the "obesity epidemic." In a report released May 8, a blue-ribbon panel... »
SAN FRANCISCO – Data from the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support has identified significant risk factors for death following implantation of left... »
Act 2 Opens for Stem-Cell Heart Treatments
... Safety's Established, but Is It Effective? »
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy was linked to a lower rate of incident hypertension in one study but not in another, separate study reported online in the May 23/30... »
Preop Antihypertensive Medication Should Not Be Skipped
MIAMI BEACH – "Green suit hypertension" can result in cancellation of procedures on the scheduled day of surgery, according to researchers who retrospectively studied... »
Routine exercise stress echocardiography may not be warranted in asymptomatic patients after coronary revascularization because even though it may identify those at high risk,... »
Showing Patients Their Coronary Calcium Scans Motivates Adherence
CHICAGO – Patients given a look at their coronary artery calcium CT scans are more likely to undertake cardiovascular risk reduction measures.
Further, the more abnormal the... »
Of 166 identified possible clinical scenarios that may warrant diagnostic catheterization, nearly half are appropriate, a third are uncertain, and about a quarter are... »
Cath Lab Standards Updated After 11 Years
An updated standards document for cardiac catheterization laboratories lifts almost all restrictions on the types of patients eligible for diagnostic procedures in laboratories... »
Daily aspirin reduced the risk of recurrent blood clots significantly for patients who had stopped anticoagulant therapy after a first unprovoked venous thromboembolism,... »
Women's Stroke Risk Higher in AF, Regardless of Warfarin Use
Women with atrial fibrillation are at higher risk of stroke than are men with the condition, regardless of their use of warfarin or risk profiles, according to large,... »
CHICAGO – Leg and foot amputations for elderly U.S. patients with peripheral artery disease dropped by more than half during the period 2000-2008 for unknown reasons, based on a... »
Brain Aneurysm Guidelines Emphasize High-Volume Centers
An update to the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association guidelines for the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage places new emphasis on treating... »
| May 21 - 25 Sarasota, FL | American Medical Seminars: Cardiology Update in Primary Care |
| Jun 9 - 12 Vancouver, | World Society for Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons (WSCTS): 22nd World Congress |
| Jun 12 London, | Bypass, Balloon Pumps and Circulatory Support |
| Jun 14 - 15 Montreal, | Montreal Heart Institute: Interventional Cardiology Symposium |
| Jun 14 - 24 Departs Copenhagen, | Primary Care Update: Cardiac Health, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity and Related Disorders |
| Jun 28 - 30 Frankfurt, | Congenital and Structural Interventions (CSI 2012) |
| Jun 30 - Jul 3 National Harbor, MD | American Society of Echocardiography (ASE): Annual Scientific Sessions |
| Jul 27 - 30 Toronto, | International Academy of Cardiology: World Congress on Heart Disease |
| Aug 10 - 13 Jackson Hole, WY | Saint Joseph's Hospital: Annual Tutorials in the Tetons |
| Aug 16 - 19 South Bank, | Cardiac Society of Australia & New Zealand (CSANZ): Annual Scientific Meeting |