Too Few U.S. Young Adults Being Prescribed Needed Statins
Guidelines suggest medications could help prevent CVD, but many younger people missing out
DASH Tops the 2017 Rankings for Best Diets
U.S. News & World Report ranks Mediterranean diet as second, up from fourth place
Arm Circumference May Be Useful Predictor of CVD Survival
Findings among elderly patients with cardiovascular disease
Greater Drop in Readmissions With ACA Program Penalties
Greater reductions in readmission rates compared with those at non-penalized hospitals
Alcohol Abuse Ups Risk of Several Heart Conditions
Alcohol abuse of similar magnitude to other well-recognized modifiable risk factors
Conventional Trials Can’t Detect Heterogeneity in BP Tx Effects
Clinically important heterogeneity in intensive BP tx effect can be ID'd in sequential randomization trials
No Lasting Benefit for Follow-Up Coronary Angiography After PCI
No difference in cumulative five-year incidence of primary end point, any coronary revascularization
December 2016 Briefing – Cardiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for December 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Low Vitamin D Linked to Incident Frailty in Older Women
Correlation is attenuated after accounting for cardiometabolic diseases
Low Dose Protocol Cuts Patient Exposure to Radiation During PCI
Significant reduction of kerma area product and air kerma at interventional reference point in LDP group
