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Feb 22, 2019
Silent strokes are common after noncardiac surgery, troubling news about nonadherence to statins, what cardiologists need to know about ARVC, and how gender inequality in medicine affects the health of all...
Feb 15, 2019
This week in MDedge Cardiocast: Most tPA-eligible stroke patients now get treated within an hour, LAA closure can be treated safely in patients with prior hemorrhagic stroke, SGLT2 inhibitors are quickly morphing from diabetes to heart failure drugs, and the MESA cardiovascular disease risk calculator can be...
Feb 8, 2019
Elevated CAC in highly active men doesn't raise risk of death, Life's Simple 7 scores can be used to modify PAD risk, medical guidance often leads atrial fibrillation patients to needlessly seek emergency care, and thinking of pregnancy as a stress test can help predict women's future cardiovascular...
Feb 1, 2019
This week in cardiology news, revised atrial fibrillation guidelines revamp anticoagulation, the SPRINT MIND results showing that tight BP control staves off mild cognitive impairment are published, the FDA discovers that nitrosamine-contaminated ARBs have been on the market for years, and subclinical hypothyroidism