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Aug 31, 2018
The MDedge Cardiology team unpacks one of the world’s largest cardiology meetings from a Munich beer garden. Join MDedge reporters Bruce Jancin and Mitchel Zoler alongside MDedge Cardiology editor Catherine Hacket as they discuss practice-changing data as well as what the world’s leading cardiologists are talking...
Aug 24, 2018
New data from an observational study show that breastfeeding was linked with a lower risk of stroke later in life. Also today, a new Valsalva maneuver is tops at converting supraventricular tachycardia to sinus rhythm, and a warning about the growing occurrence of finding about a key component of some artificial hearts
Aug 17, 2018
Breast artery calcification, evident on every mammogram, may help refine coronary artery disease risk in women. Also this week, new guidelines reclassify adult congenital heart disease, advice to eat a variety of foods seems to have backfired, and how PCI can now safely tackle complex chronic total occlusions.
Aug 10, 2018
Cardiologists in states with payment limits for medical malpractice claims practice less defensive medicine. Also this week, Herceptin is linked to doubling heart failure risk in women with breast cancer, Sapien 3 performs mostly well in bicuspid aortic stenosis, and PhRMA leads the way in healthcare lobbying.
Aug 3, 2018
Female authorship in cardiology journals has increased over the last 20 years. However, it still lags behind other specialties and academic medicine overall. Also this week, valsartan recall and risk, synergy DES shines in acute MI, and incident heart failure is linked to...