The American Heart Association released a scientific statement on the benefits and risks of using complementary and alternative medicines that included suggestions on how to discuss these medications with...
Troponin T tests are generally performed on patients who have shown signs of myocardial infarction or myocardial injury. Have you ever considered using the test in stable outpatients? Take the poll and let...
The American Academy of Pediatrics provides a list of questions primary care physicians should ask all adolescents, athletes, and nonathletes at least every 3 years or at entry into middle school and high...
In FIGARO-DKD, the primary outcome measure is a composite of death from cardiovascular causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure. Of these outcomes, do...
Are you familiar with the results of the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) analysis of the REDUCE-IT trial? Find out the effect of EPA on heart failure by taking our pop quiz.
There is debate about whether a hospital’s 30-day readmission rate is a sufficient measure for the quality of care it provides. Do you think the readmissions metric is one that should be used in heart...
We want to know your position on the use of implantable hemodynamic monitors. Do you think the monitors are necessary for all patients with heart failure? Let us know by taking our poll.
About 5.7 million US adults have HF, and 1 in 9 deaths in 2009 included HF as contributing cause. Do you think HF specialists the only physicians who should treat patients with HF?
