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Sep 27, 2019
Cardiology dead last as women’s IM subspecialty choice
Women in internal medicine residencies were more likely than men to report that they had never considered cardiology as a career choice.
Beta-blockers effective, safe for HFrEF with renal dysfunction
Their role is solidified for essentially all such heart...
Sep 20, 2019
Prasugrel bests ticagrelor in ACS in surprise findings
ISAR-REACT 5 was the first-ever direct head-to-head look at two potent P2Y12 inhibitors in this setting.
European cholesterol guidelines push LDL targets below 55 mg/dL
PCSK-9 inhibitors are elevated to a top-tier recommendation in very-high-risk patients.
Sep 16, 2019
MDedge reporters discuss the latest in practice-changing data from the 2019 annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology in Paris.
Join Mitchel L. Zoler, Bruce Jancin, Kari Oakes, and MDedge Cardiology editor Catherine Hackett as they discuss what they reported from the annual...
Sep 13, 2019
We introduce a brand new format with Jerome Dwyer, MD, brother of our host, Jim Dwyer, MD, for a new segment that we're calling 'Card Talk' where Dr. Jim and Dr. Jerry talk about the current clinical state of cardiology and take a peek into the future.
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Sep 6, 2019
DAPA-HF results transform dapagliflozin from antidiabetic to heart failure drug
New hypertension cases halved with community-wide salt substitution