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The use of combination evidence-based pharmacologic therapy was associated with lower 6-month mortality in patients with ACS.
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Patients with lone atrial flutter have an increased risk for thromboembolic events and use of anticoagulation is urged for all patients with atrial flutter who are older than 65.
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ICD therapy is an effective management strategy in selected pediatric and congenital heart disease patients.
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This study reports the association between inflammation as measured by C-reactive protein and the prevalence and development of atrial fibrillation.
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In this paper, Grimm and colleagues report on the usefulness of noninvasive testing to predict risk for arrhythmias in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
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Rosuvastatin is a new statin whose efficacy was compared to that of atorvastatin in 623 patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
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Along with chronic kidney disease and metabolic syndrome, physicians must be alert and aggressive with respect to identification of all coronary artery disease risk factors, as well as preventive measures for systemic lupus erythematosus.
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A once-a-day dose of a valacyclovir reduces the rate of transmission of genital herpes (HSV-2) from an infected partner to an uninfected susceptible partner, according to a new study.
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The womens health initiative reported their results on cognition and dementia combining the canceled estrogen-only arm with the canceled estrogen-progestin arm of the randomized trial; the data are derived from an ancillary study of the trial entitled The Womens Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS).
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Cognitive Effects of Estrogen Therapy; Vitamin Therapy and Restenosis; Echinacea and the Common Cold; Effects of Paxil in Children Under 18; FDA Actions.