Myocardial Infarction
News, opinions and meeting coverage in critical care.
<ѻýҕl>ESC: Will CvLPRIT Change Practice?ѻýҕl>
BARCELONA -- Cardiologists react to findings from the CvLPRIT study, which challenge not only traditional thinking but also existing guidelines from both the U.S. and Europe, all of which say that treating nonculprit arteries in STEMI patients may be harmful.
Sep 03, 2014
<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>ACC: Is Chelation Plus Vitamins a Winning Combo?ѻýҕl>
SAN FRANCISCO -- Vitamins alone won't improve outcomes for patients who've had a heart attack, but they do appear to have additive benefits when given in conjunction with controversial chelation therapy, researchers reported here.
Mar 10, 2013
<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