Sep 27, 2017
This week’s View focuses on three recent articles having to do with prevention in and treatment of patients with stable ischemic heart disease. The articles explore the effects of discontinuation of a low-dose aspirin regimen, habitual physical activity, and the drug ivabradine on cardiovascular risk in patients with...
Sep 21, 2017
This week’s View discusses three recent trials: CLOSE, RESPECT, and REDUCE. All three compared the outcomes of patent foramen ovale closure versus medical therapy in patients with cryptogenic stroke, and all three were published in the New England Journal of Medicine on September 14th.
Sep 13, 2017
This week’s View offers key points from four guideline updates that were presented at the 2017 European Society of Cardiology Congress and released in the European Heart Journal. These documents summarize updates to the guidelines for the management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, the use of...