Jan 30, 2019
This week's View offers key points to remember from a review about the use of cardiovascular medications during pregnancy, key points to remember from the 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, and highlights from a subsequent analysis...
Jan 23, 2019
This week's View offers key points to remember from the 2018 Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction Consensus Document and addresses the risk of rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm in men under surveillance and the variation in revascularization of asymptomatic patients with stable ischemic heart disease.
Jan 16, 2019
This week's View explores whether a risk prediction model can predict life-years gained without myocardial infarction or stroke in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, the effects of a loading dose of a statin before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndrome, and the mechanisms...
Jan 11, 2019
This week's View highlights the differential impact of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in men and women, the long-term mortality and valve dysfunction, and cardiac troponin elevation in patients without specific diagnosis.
Jan 11, 2019
This week's View explores whether the coronary artery calcium score identify persons most likely to have a reduction in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events with statin treatment and outlines optimal exercise programs for patients with peripheral artery disease.