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Risk of Statins

Despite well-proven effectiveness, statin therapy is underutilized. This may be due to perceived risks by physicians and patients.

Statins and Cancer

In older patients started on statins there was no significant increase in cancer.

BiV Pacing in Class IV Heart Failure

Cardiac resychronization therapy reduces morbidity and mortality in class IV heart failure patients.

Elevated Pulmonary Artery Pressures in CAD

Elevated echo-Doppler estimates of pulmonary artery pressure predict heart failure and death in CAD patients.

The Alcohol Paradox

Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk for MI and heart failure.

Long QT Genes in SIDS

Sudden arrhythmic death associated with genetically determined long QT syndrome is a significant cause of SIDS.

Aggressive statin therapy is associated with slowed progression and even regression of atherosclerosis. A new study suggests that, when monitoring statin therapy, increases in HDL cholesterol may be as important as decreases in LDL cholesterol in preventing disease progression.

Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement

Clinical Cardiology Alert – March 1, 2007

March 1, 2007