Acute Coronary Syndrome
News, opinions and meeting coverage in cardiology.
<ѻýҕl>CardioBuzz: Is Marijuana Bad for Your Heart?ѻýҕl>
Whether marijuana actually causes cardiovascular problems remains unclear, a situation that was not necessarily helped by a study based on 35 reports of cannabis-related complications in France, a country with about 1.2 million recreational users.
Apr 24, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Cardiologist Who Revealed Echo Errors Out of a Jobѻýҕl>
MILWAUKEE -- A cardiologist whose research at a national medical meeting revealed that other doctors at her hospital were misreading a substantial number of diagnostic echocardiograms has been fired by that hospital, the Journal Sentinel and ѻýҕl have learned.
Jan 14, 2011
<ѻýҕl>AHA: FDA Drops Clopidogrel Bomb at AHAѻýҕl>
ORLANDO -- The FDA has issued a public health advisory warning patients and physicians that concommitant use of clopidogrel (Plavix) and omeprazole (Prilosec and Prilosec OTC) blunts the antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel, so the combination should be avoided.
Nov 17, 2009
<ѻýҕl>ACP: Garlic, Ginseng, Ginkgo Biloba, and Ginger All Bad Actors with Coumadinѻýҕl>
PHILADELPHIA - When it comes to adverse events associated with Coumadin (warfarin) therapy, beware of herbs and many supplements beginning with the letter G, according to a University of Washington investigator.
Apr 09, 2006
<ѻýҕl>Morphine for Chest Pain Increases ACS Death Riskѻýҕl>
DURHAM, N.C.-Morphine to relieve severe chest pain associated with the non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome may increase the risk of death by nearly 50%, report Duke investigators. They recommend nitroglycerin as first choice.
May 06, 2005