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Jan 25, 2019
This week, the FDA weighs in on concerning reports about paclitaxel-coated stents, and it approves a device to treat patent ductus arteriosus in infants weighing as little as 2 pounds. Also, a treat-to-target approach for CVD risk factors decreased atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients, and ezetimibe was...
Jan 18, 2019
This week in MDedge Cardiocast: too little sleep, too much sleep, and fragmented sleep are all linked to atherosclerosis; dabigatran matches aspirin for second stroke prevention; HDL particle subfractions may be prognostic in heart failure; and a novel drug safely reduced LDL cholesterol in...
Jan 11, 2019
This week from MDedge Cardiology, a biodegradable polymer shows no long-term benefit in heart stents, appropriate use criteria for imaging in nonvalvular heart disease are released, ACOG updates guidance on hypertension in pregnancy, and more losartan lots are...
Jan 11, 2019
This week from MDedge Cardiology, a biodegradable polymer shows no long-term benefit in heart stents, appropriate use criteria for imaging in nonvalvular heart disease are released, ACOG updates guidance on hypertension in pregnancy, and more losartan lots are
Jan 4, 2019
This week in Cardiocast, the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program may be doing more harm than good, ticagrelor holds no edge over aspirin in CABG patients, weight-loss apps lack evidence, and the Surgeon General sends out an alarm.