ECG Challenge: C diff Infection With Irregular Pulse ECG Challenge: C diff Infection With Irregular Pulse
While being treated for a C diff infection, a patient with COPD is found to have an irregular pulse. What does his ECG show?Medscape Cardiology (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 2, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Case Challenge Source Type: news
Older Adults at Risk From Inappropriate Prescribing Older Adults at Risk From Inappropriate Prescribing
Clinicians have work to do when prescribing appropriately to older adults.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 1, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Managing Dyslipidemia in 50-Year-Old Man With Hypothyroidism Managing Dyslipidemia in 50-Year-Old Man With Hypothyroidism
A 50-year-old man with primary hypothyroidism is referred by his primary care physician to a cardiologist for evaluation of high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. How would you manage his case?American College of Cardiology & Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 31, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Clinical Case Source Type: news
Higher Triglycerides Linked to Lower Dementia Risk Higher Triglycerides Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
Older patients with higher triglyceride levels, mostly within the normal to high range, had lower risk of dementia and slower cognitive decline over time than those with lower triglyceride levels.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 31, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Resorbable Scaffold Beats Angioplasty in Below-Knee CLTI Resorbable Scaffold Beats Angioplasty in Below-Knee CLTI
A drug-eluting resorbable scaffold was superior to angioplasty in treating infrapopliteal artery disease and chronic limb-threating ischemia and was noninferior for safety in the LIFE-BTK trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 31, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Another Study Ties Statins to T2D: Should Practice Change? Another Study Ties Statins to T2D: Should Practice Change?
The latest study of statins and diabetes risk points to a small increased risk for new-onset diabetes with rosuvastatin vs atorvastatin, but experts advise caution in interpreting the results.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 30, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Oct 27 2023 This Week in Cardiology Oct 27 2023 This Week in Cardiology
More on the Million Hearts RCT, ENRICH AF, TAVI vs SAVR, the Partner 3 and Evolut-low-risk trials, and myocardial viability are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week ’s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Portfolio Diet Tied to Lower Risk for CVD, Stroke Portfolio Diet Tied to Lower Risk for CVD, Stroke
A plant-based dietary pattern that includes cholesterol-lowering foods and nutrients is associated with lower risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Chinese Medicine Improves Outcomes in STEMI Patients Chinese Medicine Improves Outcomes in STEMI Patients
STEMI patients taking the traditional Chinese medicine Tongxinluo, containing extracts of multiple plants and insects, had fewer MIs, strokes, and other events in the randomized CTS-AMI trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 26, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Orthostatic Hypotension No Deterrent to Htn Treatment Orthostatic Hypotension No Deterrent to Htn Treatment
Asymptomatic orthostatic hypotension and standing hypotension should not deter adoption of more intensive antihypertensive treatment, new data suggest.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 24, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Here's How to Help Black Smokers Quit Here's How to Help Black Smokers Quit
Experts offered tips for primary care providers that can especially help their Black patients quit smoking.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 23, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Common Meds Link to Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Type 2 Diabetes Common Meds Link to Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Type 2 Diabetes
Real-world primary care data indicate that use of antipsychotics and antibiotics, among other meds, can significantly increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest among people with type 2 diabetes.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 23, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Tenecteplase Non-inferior to Alteplase in Stroke: ATTEST-2 Tenecteplase Non-inferior to Alteplase in Stroke: ATTEST-2
This result, along with its ease of use, adds to the growing evidence that tenecteplase should be a first-line thrombolytic agent, trial investigators say.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Impaired Myocardial Flow Common in Asymptomatic Diabetes Impaired Myocardial Flow Common in Asymptomatic Diabetes
Results from myocardial perfusion imaging of 2730 people with diabetes and no known coronary disease show impaired myocardial blood flow reserve predicts mortality regardless of ischemia symptoms.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
The Ever-Evolving Landscape of Lipid-Lowering Therapies The Ever-Evolving Landscape of Lipid-Lowering Therapies
Drs Pam Taub and Steve Nissen discuss the current state of lipid management and what is on the horizon, thanks to the impact of highly anticipated clinical trial outcomes.American College of Cardiology & Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
