In this video, Allan Stewart, MD, assistant professor of surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, discusses transcatheter valve therapy (TVT), which he calls the most significant recent advance in cardiac surgery.

People with one or more risk factors for cardiovascular disease in middle age are significantly more likely to suffer a major cardiovascular event, such as heart attack or stroke, for decades afterwards, a large-scale analysis of previous studies indicates.

In this video, Ira Jacobson, MD, chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, discusses the new standard of care for hepatitis C patients: triple therapy including one of the recently approved protease inhibitors (telaprevir or boceprevir) along with pegylated interferon and ribavirin.

Glucocorticoid therapy appears to help reduce the amount of citrullination in the joints of rheumatoid arthritis patients, researchers have found.

Participants in the London marathon have a spotty understanding of the causes and potential dangers of exercise-associated hyponatremia, researchers at the Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine at the University of London have found.

Researchers have mined a national database to create and validate a risk calculator for perioperative pulmonary complications.

Low birth weight may be among potential environmental risk factors for autism spectrum disorder, according to a study of same-sex twins published online Dec. 2 in Psychological Medicine.

For patients with acute coronary syndrome, prior chronic use of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor is not independently associated with improved in-hospital outcomes, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.

Working 11 or more hours a day is associated with a significant increase in the likelihood of a major depressive episode among British civil servants, compared with working a seven to eight hour day, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in PLoS One.

Patient education enhanced with positive affirmation improves medication adherence over education alone in African-Americans with hypertension, but it does not lead to significant improvements in blood pressure reduction, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.