Cardiology
Commentary
You’ll Have a Dickens of a Time
Pharmacology
Bivalirudin Reduces Bleeding
Commentary
JNC 8: Not So Great?
Pharmacology
Misuse of Antiarrhythmic Drugs
News
Why Do Women Delay Treatment for Acute Coronary Syndrome?
Commentary
A Good Study Gone Bad?
I’ve written before in these pages about the critical importance of clinical research, especially randomized controlled trials (RCT). These trials...
Clinical Review
Non–Daily-Dosed Rosuvastatin in Statin-Intolerant Veterans
The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors, also known as statins, are the treatment of choice for hyperlipidemia.(1...
Patient Information
Bypassing Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a term applying to situations in which blood supplied to the heart muscle is suddenly blocked. A blockage in a...
Commentary
How Low Is Too Low?
Aha! I was hoping that the title of this little essay might grab your attention. But what exactly am I referring to here? Blood pressure? Blood...
Product Review
ACE Fit; I Want to Work on My...; Heart360
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) is a one-stop shop for better living, outside and in.