Cardiology
Clinical Review
Competing Cardiovascular Outcomes
A cardiovascular event is known to occur as a consequence of subclinical atherosclerosis, but knowing just what kind of event is most likely to...
Article
Joint Injections Don't Raise Bleeding Risk
News
Leukocytosis After ICD Implantation; A Misleading Case of Herpes; Calculating the Risks of C difficile; Keeping Weight Off: A Losing Battle?
Reports and studies have documented a marked rise in infections related to cardiac devices, mostly implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs...
Clinical Review
Sleep Disorder Plus Diabetes Equals Cardiac Events?
Studies have linked sleep disordered breathing (SDB) with type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance as well as with cardiovascular events.
Pharmacology
Gel Implant Relieves Sciatica; Antidepressants for Heart Failure Patients—Are There Benefits?; Chelation: Long Established, but Is It Safe?
As many as 40% of people experience ≥ 1 episode of sciatica in their lifetime due to spinal disk herniation and nerve root irritation. Treatment...
News
ICD Shocks: Which Comes First, the Shock or the Anxiety?; Understanding Self-Harm; The Link Between C-Reactive Protein and Low Back Pain
Shocks from an implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) are a predictor of anxiety, not a consequence, according to researchers from the...
News
QT Alert Helps Save Lives; An Underrecognized Complication of Sickle Cell Disease
QT prolongation is a “potent predictor of mortality,” say Mayo Clinic researchers from Rochester, Minnesota, and knowing who is at high risk of...
Patient Information
Controlling Hypertension
Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Your blood pressure doesn’t stay the same all the time: It lowers...
Clinical Review
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: References
This is the complete reference list for this multi-part article.
Clinical Review
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Treatment/Management
The goal in management of HIT—to reduce the likelihood, then the severity, of thrombosis—is achieved by discontinuing all heparin exposure and...