Niacin With Statins? No Dice.
Wilbert Aronow comments on the trial that slammed the door on niacin for lipid-lowering. (Source: Medscape Family Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Family Medicine Podcast - September 19, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Antenatal magnesium and school-age outcomes for preterm infants, LABA-ICS vs LABA alone for COPD, treatment of VTE and high cholesterol, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the September 17, 2014 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - September 16, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
First Discuss Risk, Then (Maybe) Write a Statin Prescription
Guideline author Neil Stone explains why a risk discussion -- not a statin prescription -- is the foundation of the new cholesterol guidelines. (Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast - August 27, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Statin Reduces Risk for Contrast-Induced AKI
Dr. Jeffrey Berns advises clinicians to prescribe a statin to patients before they undergo coronary angiography, to reduce the risk for acute kidney injury from the contrast media. (Source: Medscape Nephrology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Nephrology Podcast - August 20, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Effect of PET before liver resection on surgical management of CRC metastases, effect of adding evolocumab vs ezetemibe to statins, review of glaucoma management, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Edward H. Livingston, MD, Deputy Editor, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the May 14, 2014 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - May 13, 2014 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Cholesterol Management 2014: Any Role for Nonstatins?
Dr. Melissa Walton-Shirley quizzes Drs. Blumenthal and Watson on how to implement the cholesterol guidelines and the potential future role of PCSK9 inhibitors. (Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast - May 2, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Drilling Down on the Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines
The Mayo Clinic outlines its approach to the new cholesterol guidelines. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - April 30, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
CV Risk Calculator and Lipid Guidelines: A Bright Future
Dr. Neil Stone, lead author of the cholesterol guidelines, is feeling optimistic, given more informed discussions of their applicability and supporting data for the CV risk calculator. (Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast - April 24, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
LAPLACE-2: The Place of Evolocumab in the Age of Statins?
Dr. Robinson reviews the results of this trial using an investigational PCSK9 inhibitor added to statin therapy. (Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast - April 23, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Statins and Diabetes: Should We Be Worried?
What are the clinical implications of a study finding an increase in new-onset diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance using statins? (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - April 21, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Prevention of Secondary Heart Attack
Dr. John Kratz, professor of surgery in the division of cardiothoracic surgery at MUSC, discusses prevention of what is referred to as a secondary heart attack as well as potential complications following a bypass surgery. Dr. Kratz explains how in many cases a patient may develop a series of arterial blockages without being aware of it, and so by the time the problem is diagnosed, bypass surgery may be required. He also gives an overview of some common conditions such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes, and explains the complications that may arise from these conditions. Dr. Kratz concludes this podc...
Source: MUSC Heart and Vascular Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
Heart Disease: Battling Risk Factors in Children
Research indicates that the proportion of children warranting Statins to treat heart disease risk factors is very low. Instead, lifestyle modifications are a preferable and more appropriate method for the vast majority of children at risk for heart disease. (Source: MUSC Heart and Vascular Podcast)
Source: MUSC Heart and Vascular Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
Statin Expansion: Hold the Rx
Dr. Rita Redberg explains her New York Times op-ed against the increased use of statins and the neglected role of a healthy diet and exercise. (Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast - March 26, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Why the 'Statin Witch Hunt'?
Dr. Frank Veith takes issue with objections raised by the medical community and lay press about new AHA guidelines recommending the expanded use of statin drugs. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - March 20, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
