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In this paper, Krahn et al from a Canadian consortium report on the results of systematic evaluations in patients with unexplained cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation.
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The debate continues as to whether coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery with left-internal mammary artery (LIMA) or stenting is the best treatment for proximal left-anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) lesions.
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This report from the Framingham heart study looks at the prognostic significance of PR interval prolongation in ambulatory, relatively healthy individuals.
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Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR), occurring in heart failure, portends an adverse prognosis.
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a dreaded multifactorial disease that is usually fatal. PAH can be a result of a number of conditions, including chronic thromboembolic hypertension, HIV, and congenital cardiac lessons, such as a large ASD with pulmonary shunting resulting in decreased nitric oxide (NO) expression.
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Hidradenitis suppurativa (HSP) is regarded both in the dermatology and primary care communities as a "heart sink" diagnosis: Patients are generally chronically burdened, we have little successful treatment, the pathophysiology is poorly understood, and the consequences often have an important negative impact on quality of life.
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A new antiplatelet drug has been approved by the FDA for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
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A study group in Greece used 3 consecutive different regimens to achieve a 98% eradication rate among 540 patients not lost to follow-up. The success of each individual regimen was about 70%.
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Red yeast rice and therapeutic lifestyle changes decrease LDL-cholesterol levels without increasing CPK or pain levels and may be a treatment option for dyslipidemic patients who cannot tolerate statin therapy.