CAD & Atherosclerosis
News
Panel Supports Approval of Cholesterol Drug for Rare Disorder
News
Mean Serum Lipids Have Improved Since Late 1980s
Major Finding: Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and non-HDL cholesterol all decreased and HDL cholesterol increased during the study period of...
News
Withholding Warfarin After GI Bleed Raises Risk of Thrombosis, Death
Major Finding: The rate of thrombotic events was 0.4% in patients who resumed warfarin therapy after an episode of GI bleeding, compared with 5.5...
News
Cardiovascular CT Poised to Take Imaging Center Stage
News
Anti-TNF Use Linked to Cardiovascular-Disease Drop in RA
Conference Coverage
GRACE: Insulin Glargine Fails to Halt Atherosclerosis Progression
Major Finding: The rate of change in maximum carotid intima media thickness at 12 carotid sites was not significantly different between insulin...
Conference Coverage
Tomatoes Boosted Low HDL in Small Study
Major Finding: Eating two midsize tomatoes per day for 1 month led to a mean 5 mg/dL increase in HDL in a randomized trial involving men and women...
Conference Coverage
FAME 2 Favorable PCI Results Driven by Revascularization
Major Finding: The percentage of patients who had an MI, death, or urgent revascularization (the combined primary end point) was significantly...
Commentary
The Images Are Great, But Do They Help?
Conference Coverage
Equally Low Thrombosis Seen With Zotarolimus-, Sirolimus-Eluting Stents
Major Finding: Over 3 years, the incidence of stent thrombosis was 1.4% with a zotarolimus-eluting device and 1.8% with a sirolumus-eluting stent....