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Category: Cardiology
Clinical Correlations
Do Thiazides Work in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease?
October 4, 2018
By Hannah Friedman
Peer Reviewed
It is a commonly seen scenario on the wards: a patient with a past medical history of heart failure and stage 4 chronic kidney disease presents with progressive shortness of …
Should Patients Undergo Atrial Fibrillation Screening for Primary Stroke Prevention?
July 26, 2018
By Dixon Yang, MD
Peer ReviewedÂ
AbstractÂ
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia, especially in the elderly, and is often asymptomatic. However, absence of symptoms does not confer better prognosis. Many patients with AF …
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Does it Reduce Morbidity and Mortality?
June 21, 2018
By Monil Shah, MD and Arun Manmadhan, MD
Peer Reviewed
A 64-year old male with a history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and uncontrolled diabetes is brought to the emergency room with new …
Spotlight: Subacute Endocarditis: The Great Masquerader
October 11, 2017
By Helen Ma, MD
Peer Reviewed
Our new Spotlight series uses case vignettes to explore diagnosis, pathophysiology, and management of a wide variety of diseases seen in the outpatient and inpatient settings. …
Stem cells for heart failure: What is the evidence?
September 27, 2017
By Maxine Wallis Stachel, MD
Peer Reviewed
The Scale of the Problem
Despite decades of rigorous data collection, drug research, patient education and evidence-based practice, ischemic heart disease (IHD) and congestive heart failure (CHF) remain …
Slow Respiration to Lower Blood Pressure
September 7, 2017
By Omotayo Arowojolu
Peer Reviewed
Approximately 32% of American adults have high blood pressure (>140/90 mmHg),1 or hypertension, and only 54% of these individuals have well-controlled hypertension.2,3 Hypertension costs $48.6 billion each year …
Should Beta Blockers be Used in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction?
August 23, 2017
By Lauren Christene Strazzulla
Peer Reviewed
The lifetime risk for developing heart failure from age 55 on is 33% for men and 28.5% for women, and as the population ages, there is an increasing …