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For many years, chiropractic medicine often has been viewed with skepticism and even ridicule by organized medicine. Yet, we have all had patients who praise their chiropractor for taking care of symptoms for which we have only pills and physical therapy to offer.
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Despite considerable evidence that statins in appropriate patients reduce coronary heart disease events, many patients prefer to try lifestyle changes rather than take drugs.
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A number of new tools for ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation are now in late-stage clinical trials.
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Guidelines for prediabetes from The American College of Endocrinology; statins for the prevention of dementia? Possible help for women suffering from sexual side effects while on antidepressants; government incentives for electronic prescribing; FDA Actions.
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Radial artery access for cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) results in lower rates of access site complications, bleeding, and blood transfusion than femoral artery access.
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Although the ECG is key in the triage of suspected ST wave elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), it is imperfect.
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In this report, Nazarian et al from the johns Hopkins Hospital describe a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible system for electrophysiologic study catheter placement.
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Nitroglycerin and organic nitrate formulations have long been mainstays for therapy of patients with angina, documented CAD, and selected subjects with congestive heart failure.
