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March 29th 2024
An analysis of the CLEAR Outcomes trial suggests bempedoic acid was well-tolerated in Hispanic/Latinx and non-Hispanic/Latinx individuals with statin intolerance.
Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated with Psoriatic Arthritis Complicate Treatment Decisions
May 28th 2014Patients with psoriatic arthritis may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, so physicians must carefully weigh the pros and cons of treatment with corticosteroids and other proatherogenic drugs.
Do You Support the New Cholesterol Guidelines and Risk Calculator?
April 17th 2014In this edition of Clinical Forum, we asked Cardiology Review editorial board members and an invited guest to comment on the controversial new cholesterol guidelines and risk calculator issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) in November 2013.
More on the Controversies Surrounding Implementation of New Lipid Management Guidelines
April 13th 2014The ACC/AHA cholesterol guideline can be a powerful tool for making multifactorial measures of cardiovascular disease risk assessment, particularly in African American populations, but clinicians should be aware of its limitations.
Heartache Over New Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines
April 2nd 2014To produce the greatest impact from the implementation of the new American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), physicians should counsel patients on the benefits and risks of medication intervention to prevent CVD, but also explain the absolute necessity of regular exercise and abstention from tobacco use.
STABILITY Trial Results: Novel Plaque Inhibitor Darapladib Fails to Show Cardiovascular Benefit
April 1st 2014Darapladib, a novel agent targeting an enzyme known to be associated with increased instability of atherosclerotic plaque, failed to show real-world benefit in a large global trial examining mortality and coronary outcomes.
New Cholesterol Treatment Guideline: A Q&A With Thomas Dayspring, MD, FACP, FNLA, NCMP
March 5th 2014Thomas Dayspring, MD, FACP, FNLA, NCMP, discusses the promises and pitfalls of the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults.
Study Finds Substantial Variation in Antiplatelet Use Based on Patient Characteristics
November 19th 2013Although oral antiplatelet therapy is broadly supported as preventive therapy for patients with established atherosclerotic vascular disease, researchers say emerging evidence for specific agents shows heterogeneous outcomes by symptomatic vascular bed, and patterns of use may vary by symptomatic territory.
Risk Indices in Perioperative Medicine: What Do They Tell Us?
Presentation at the 2013 Southern Hospital Medicine Conference reviewed the clinical application of several key risk indices, including the Revised Cardiac Risk Index and the Vascular Study Group of New England Risk Index.
Inflammatory Cell Counts in Gout Tissues Closely Linked to Hypertension Presence
A pair of researchers based in Texas has gained valuable insight into the correlation between individual cell type in the tissues of gout patients and comorbidity factors of the chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder.
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Boosts Cardiovascular Risk, But Lacks Management Plan
May 21st 2013Growing evidence suggests increased cardiovascular risk in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) - in particular nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASN) - but no data exists to support a specific management approach.
Top 5 Mobile Apps for Rheumatologists
From full-motion video demonstrations of orthopedic clinical tests to suites of disease activity score calculators, these apps for Google and Apple mobile devices provide rheumatologists with useful and easy-to-access information at crucial moments in diagnosis and treatment.
Modern Technology Reveals Atherosclerosis Was Prevalent in Ancient Populations
March 11th 2013Investigators in the expanded HORUS trial using CT scans of ancient mummies from multiple populations and geographic regions report finding evidence of probable or definite atherosclerosis in nearly one-third of samples.