September 1, 2010
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The onset of acromegaly is subtle, and its progression is usually very slow. In fact, the usual interval from the onset of symptoms until diagnosis is about twelve years.[1] The manifestations of acromegaly result from excessive secretion…
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Posted in Cardiology, Class Act
August 24, 2010
By Robert Donnino, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The 59th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) took place in Atlanta on March 14-16, 2010. Despite inclement weather in the northeast causing the cancellation of many flights, a large number of…
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Posted in Cardiology
July 22, 2010
Ramin Shayegan Hastings MD, Jonathan Willner MD, and Steven Sedlis MD
Introduction to Cases:
During the past several weeks, we have posted a series of cases addressing the appropriate treatment for patients with stable coronary artery disease. We have focused on indications for revascularization…
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Posted in Cardiology
July 1, 2010
Introduction to Cases:
During the upcoming weeks, we will post a series of cases addressing the appropriate treatment for patients with stable coronary artery disease. We will be focus on indications for revascularization in stable angina. In all of the cases,…
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Posted in Cardiology
June 9, 2010
Introduction to Cases:
During the upcoming weeks, we will post a series of cases addressing the appropriate treatment for patients with stable coronary artery disease. We will be focus on indications for revascularization in stable angina. In all of the cases,…
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Posted in Cardiology
May 19, 2010
Introduction to Cases:
During the upcoming weeks, we will post a series of cases addressing the appropriate treatment for patients with stable coronary artery disease. We will be focus on indications for revascularization in stable angina. In all of the cases,…
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Posted in Cardiology
April 1, 2010
Devyani Kothari, MD
Patients are already talking about a New York Times front page article highlighting the risks associated with statin use as a preventive measure for cardiovascular events in relatively “healthy” people. The piece examines the newest FDA indications for…
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Posted in Breaking News, Cardiology
March 24, 2010
Rushi Parikh
Faculty peer reviewed
Cardiac biomarkers have historically been a mainstay of the diagnostic criteria of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Previously utilized cardiac biomarkers include aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and myoglobin; now more often troponin and to a lesser…
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Posted in Cardiology
March 10, 2010
Marisa Mizus
Faculty peer reviewed
Clopidogrel (Plavix) has been the standard of care for patients with coronary artery disease following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the past decade. Although it is a successful antiplatelet treatment in many patients, like any hero, it…
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Posted in Cardiology
March 3, 2010
Laurel Geraghty
Faculty peer reviewed
Both stroke and heart attack require rapid treatment following the onset of symptoms to minimize morbidity and mortality, but few patients seek help in a timely manner.[1] Only about half of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)…
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Posted in Cardiology
December 16, 2009
The annual scientific session of the American Heart Association (AHA) was held in Orlando on November 14-18 2009. It felt like a ghost town. I ran into Ira Schulman, my medicine resident at Bellevue when I was a…
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Posted in Cardiology, Meeting Perspectives
November 4, 2009
Charles Levine
Faculty peer reviewed
Excessive consumption of ethanol (EtOH) has many deleterious effects on the human body. The heart is a target of damage from EtOH consumption, as chronic consumption of EtOH leads to decreased cardiac function and structural heart disease,…
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