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MDLinx Cardiology – on this page: Articles from over 2,000 of the peer-reviewed medical journals, pre-sorted and ranked by what’s most relevant to your day-to-day practice, and summarized to save you precious time. From vascular disorders and stroke to valvular disorders, coronary artery disease and arrhythmias, to pediatrics and General Medical News our physician editors make sure that all members of your heart health team can be current on the literature in 5 minutes or less every day.
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Latest (12) Full Text Articles (69) Focus on CAD381 Houston HIE goes live Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 12, 2013
382 NCQA to test new clinical quality tool Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 12, 2013
383 Molecular hub links obesity, heart disease to high blood pressure Full Text EurekAlert!, April 12, 2013
384 Johns Hopkins experts debate ethics of changing health-care system Full Text EurekAlert!, April 12, 2013
385 One in five seniors on risky meds; more in US South Full Text ScienceDaily, April 12, 2013
386 Raw fruit may not be linked to lower blood pressure Full Text Reuters Health News, April 12, 2013
387 Study Links Stillbirth to Genes Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm Full Text HealthDay, April 12, 2013
388 Relatives 'should not have the last word on organ donation' Full Text The Independent, April 12, 2013
389 Beta-Blockers Improve Survival in Patients with NSCLC Clinical Oncology News, April 12, 2013
390 Cardiovascular issues up mortality rates in patients with advanced fibrosis Full Text EurekAlert!, April 11, 2013
391 U-M researchers find new way to clear cholesterol from the blood Full Text EurekAlert!, April 11, 2013
392 Mayo Clinic: Cardiopoietic 'smart' stem cells show promise in heart failure patients Full Text EurekAlert!, April 11, 2013
393 New evidence that egg white protein may help high blood pressure Full Text ScienceDaily, April 11, 2013
394 How our bodies interact with our minds in response to fear and other emotions Full Text ScienceDaily, April 11, 2013
395 If Your Doctor is Healthy, You Probably Are Too Full Text Time, April 11, 2013
396 Study: Younger patients more likely to skip medications Full Text USA Today, April 11, 2013
397 Tens of thousands could be kicked off Medicaid in historically generous states The Washington Post, April 11, 2013
398 Worries rise on insurance exchanges Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 10, 2013
399 ONC forges partnership for HIE standards Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 10, 2013
400 States Medicaid systems in modern mode Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 10, 2013
Clinical Pearls in Cardiology
- Intracoronary abciximab when compared to intravenous abciximab significantly reduces the risk of death among patients with STEMI undergoing PCI
- Thrombolysis in MI (TIMI) scores between 5-14 on admission place patients at high risk for 30-day mortality and should be transferred to a monitored inpatient unit or CCU
- High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T is superior to contemporary sensitive cardiac troponin I in early diagnosis of non-STEMI and the prediction of MI and mortality among patients with suspected ACS
Highlights in Cardiology
Heart failure risk associated with adiponectin level
As published in Obesity, a J-shaped association between adiponectin level and heart failure exists. The study involved 787 males with heart failure and 787 healthy controls from the Physicians’ Health Study. The relative risk of heart failure from lowest to highest quintile of adiponectin level was 0.74, 0.67, 0.70, and 0.92.
Read the article summaryApo B-48 is a marker for CAD
As published in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation, fasting serum apo B-48 levels were elevated in patients with Coronary Artery Disease (n=96; 6.9 µg/mL) compared to patients without CAD (n=67; 3.9 µg/mL). Along with other cardiac risk factors, an apo B-48 level > 4.34 µg/mL was predictive of CAD.
Read the article summaryPost-exercise heart rate recovery predicts cardiac autonomic neuropathy in T2DM
As published in Diabetic Medicine, cardiac autonomic neuropathy can be predicted in patients with T2DM and negative exercise echocardiograms based on post-exercise heart rate recovery. Of the 135 study subjects, 27 (20%) had cardiac autonomic neuropathy, the criteria for which included > 2 of 7 autonomic function markers (4 cardiac reflex tests and 3 indices of short-term heart rate variability). The optimal cut-offs for post-exercise heart rate recovery at 1-, 2-, and 3-minutes were < 28, < 50, and < 52 beats per minute, respectively.
Read the article summaryMost Popular Cardiology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 9 'Cs' lead to accountable care Healthcare IT News, May 22, 2013 Free full text
2 The Missing Piece From Your Low-Sodium Diet U.S. News & World Report - Health, May 2, 2013
3 Could Statins Raise Diabetes Risk? HealthDay, May 24, 2013 Free full text
4 Potatoes: An Important White Vegetable U.S. News & World Report - Health, May 20, 2013
5 Pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service can impact patient satisfaction EurekAlert!, May 13, 2013 Free full text
6 Value-based payment models expected to reach tipping point by 2018, study finds Healthcare IT News, May 14, 2013 Free full text
7 Post-approval TAVI registry shows high rates of device success at 1 year EurekAlert!, May 22, 2013 Free full text
8 Breakup of physician, drug company relationship could improve health care, cut cost EurekAlert!, May 22, 2013 Free full text
9 Endothelium, heal thyself EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013 Free full text
10 Engineered biomaterial could improve success of medical implants ScienceDaily, May 16, 2013 Free full text
11 Most people aren't meeting exercise guidelines USA Today, May 6, 2013 Free full text
12 Sanford-Burnham researchers identify target to prevent hardening of arteries EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013 Free full text
13 In the Age of Apps, Can You Protect Your Privacy? U.S. News & World Report - Health, May 20, 2013
14 Research reveals possible reason for cholesterol-drug side effects EurekAlert!, May 13, 2013 Free full text
15 Do Men's and Women's Hearts Burn Fuel Differently? ScienceDaily, May 22, 2013 Free full text
16 Better care not always better business Healthcare IT News, May 23, 2013 Free full text
17 Phthalates - chemicals widely found in plastics and processed food - linked to elevated blood pressure in children and teens ScienceDaily, May 24, 2013 Free full text
18 Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from 'good' to 'bad' EurekAlert!, May 16, 2013 Free full text
19 Mostashari urges healthcare change Healthcare IT News, May 16, 2013 Free full text
20 Anger linked to raised heart attack risk Reuters Health News, May 16, 2013 Free full text
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