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Since there is a lack of prospective data on the frequency of which constrictive pericarditis (CP) develops after acute pericarditis (AP), this group of investigators from Torino, Italy, conducted such a study.
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Clopidogrel therapy is indicated for many patients with cardiovascular disease, particularly those who have had percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
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Patients who have had percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with either bare metal stents (BMS) or drug-eluting stents (DES) require dual antiplatelet therapy until the stent struts are endothelialized.
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The management of chronic heart failure patients would benefit from an accurate noninvasive way to estimate left atrial pressure (LAP).
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Medication poisonings in children; rosuvastatin vs atorvastatin for atherosclerosis; saw palmetto for prostate symptoms; using atypical antipsychotics for off-label indications in adults; and FDA actions.
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This paper describes the mortality and economic costs of infections associated with pacemakers and implantable defibrillators (ICDs) in Medicare recipients.
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Perioperative cardiac events are the leading cause of surgical mortality. Thus, there has been considerable interest in predicting which patients are at highest risk.
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Approximately half of all cases of heart failure occur in the context of normal systolic function (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction [HFPEF]) and the number of cases is projected to rise as the population ages.
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In severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS), surgical AVR improves mortality, but there is no medical therapy proven to slow progression of the valvular stenosis.
