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- Air pollutants mediate effects on heart health through inflammation and thrombosis
- Statins benefit those at much lower CV risk
- Azithromycin may up chance of sudden cardiac death
- US sets deadline for proposals on state healthcare exchanges - Reuters
- So long, Plavix, what a ride! Clopidogrel patent expires
- COMFORTABLE-AMI: Bioerodable polymer DES trumps bare metal in STEMI
- COMPARE II: Nobori biolimus stent matches everolimus stents in all-comers
- Apixaban cuts stroke risk in all types of AF, says ARISTOTLE
- FDA panel recommends lorcaserin for obesity
- William O'Neill goes home to lead new structural heart group at Henry Ford
- TAVI to treat surgical valve failure shows potential, with caveats
- Resuscitation rates in out-of-hospital arrests are woeful
- FDA: MS drug fingolimod gets CVD warnings
- Without warfarin, Watchman still prevents strokes, says registry
- FAME II: FFR pinpoints stable CAD patients who fare worse with OMT
- Stress echo in asymptomatic patients after revascularization "not worth it"
- High percentage of New York state PCI cases are for indications of uncertain appropriateness
- "Sweet spot" for echo-guided CRT lead placement explored in trial
- New guidance for young people with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome
- New angiography appropriateness criteria are SCAI's latest "quality tool"
- Data gathering for Sunshine Act delayed
- RAAFT 2: Catheter ablation can be first line of defense against paroxysmal AF
- Moderate coffee intake protects against stroke
- Ixmyelocel-T cell therapy may help DCM patients
- Taking STEMI patients to PCI hospitals saves time and lives
- Riata revelations: ICD lead failure rates, mechanisms take HRS center stage
- Robots set to invade interventional world
- Femoral vs radial access: Rivals or complements?
- Whistleblower suit claiming pioglitazone cover-up implicates Nissen, Cleveland Clinic
- Telemonitoring by pharmacists boosts BP control
- CMO accused by California cardiologists retires
- Pfizer stops promoting Lipitor in US
- MRI with pacers, ICDs: Safe, a few minor issues, says MagnaSafe registry
- Waist-hip ratio excels at SCD risk prediction in ARIC cohort
- Older female AF patients have higher stroke risk
- ICD shutoff? Yes, say patients, in certain end-of-life scenarios
- BP and lipid tests in pharmacies could boost risk-factor control
- Mark Midei's appeal for license reinstatement denied
- Dr David Rosenbaum dies, age 54, of pancreatic cancer
- New IOM report addresses obesity prevention
- Dr Douglas Zipes explains his rare Riata editorial
- Pulse-pressure amplification study reveals gender differences in cardiovascular risk
- Roche stops dalcetrapib trial for lack of benefit
- Present-day efforts to aid quit-smoking attempts are substandard, says expert
- EUROACTION PLUS: Varenicline aids in smoking cessation
- Cheese, please: Could a little Grana Padano drop your BP?
- No advantage for warfarin in heart failure: WARCEF published
- WHF defends Dubai WCC, reimburses Israelis denied visas
- More adverse events seen on dabigatran vs warfarin
- Anhedonia, not depression or anxiety, linked with death following ACS
- Bypass moderate coronary lesions? Taking sides in the debate
- Lifestyle-based primary-prevention program results in weight loss, other changes
- PET/CT attuned to calcium "age" may identify active plaque
- New ESC cardiovascular disease guidelines emphasize primary prevention
- Energy drinks up BP and heart rate; calls for regulation
- Some valve patients are too sick for TAVI or surgery
- Lives, money saved by protocol-guided transfusion use at cardiac surgery
- Risk of stroke high when anticoagulant drugs are stopped
- Ideal blood-pressure goals? "We have no idea"
- More data support pulse oximetry in newborns
- CMS restricts TAVI coverage to experienced operators
- Small study links Tasers to cardiac arrest
- Current CTA studies predict CAD risk in symptomatic, not asymptomatic patients
- Older LVAD risk score not effective in current era
- CURE-AF: Success up as LA size declines for RF ablation at cardiac surgery
- PCNA: Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents: The New Integrated Guidelines
- Patient Preferences for the Delivery of Disease Management in Chronic Heart Failure: A Qualitative Study
- Factors Associated With Medication Adherence in Hypertensive Blacks: A Review of the Literature
- Intensive Care Nurses’ Perspectives of Family-Centered Care and Their Attitudes Toward Family Presence During Resuscitation
- Decisive Situations Affecting Partners’ Support to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure–Treated Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Critical Incident Technique Analysis of the Initial Treatment Phase
- A Narrative Study of Women’s Early Symptom Experience of Ischemic Stroke
- Self-efficacy and Barriers to Healthy Diet in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participants and Nonparticipants
- Sleep Duration, Snoring Habits, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in an Ethnically Diverse Population
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Outcomes: Implications for Practice
- Mixed findings with vitamin D in hypertension
- Long-term cancer risks from cardiac imaging radiation remain unknown
- Friend or foe? Uric acid a "probable cause" of CVD
- Beware valve involvement in device-related infective endocarditis
- MicroRNAs shown to regenerate cardiac cells
- IMS 3 trial of mechanical embolectomy in stroke stopped
- Positive vote from FDA advisors for subcutaneous ICD
- DES or bare-metal stents for primary PCI? New meta-analysis provokes debate
- CHA2DS2-VASc score gives best prediction of stroke risk in AF
- FDA advisors: Benefits trump risks for HeartWare ventricular assist pump
- Rise of "hard-core" smokers warrants tailored approaches
- Moderate alcohol consumption post-MI lowers risk of mortality
- Variation in dual- vs single-chamber-ICD use highlights missing data
- Both hyper- and hypothyroidism linked to CV events
- ApoA size independently associated with MI
- Roche recalls two troponin I assays
- CARGO 2: AlloMap transplant-rejection test works in Europe
- Cardiologists still earning big bucks, but work frustration abounds
- Topol is most influential physician executive in new US poll
- Dabigatran cuts ICH mortality vs warfarin: RE-LY analysis
- Raise the bar for starting primary prevention, cardiologists argue
- Court dismisses Mark Midei's defamation suit
- Diabetes/statin link probed in EFFECT cohort
- Mall rates? Silent CV risk factors abound in Dubai shoppers
- FDG PET/CT can identify infections around implanted device
