By Matthew A. Haber
Peer Reviewed
The following is a hypothetical example of a classic exam question that one might come across as a medical student:
A 50-year-old male presents to the emergency department with severe chest pain. His past medical history is significant …
By Gregory Katz, MD
Peer Reviewed
As levels of HDL cholesterol increase, rates of heart disease go down. It’s this fact that has given HDL its reputation as the “good cholesterol,” serving a crucial …
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated May 25, 2011
By Santosh Vardhana
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Please review Part 1 of this article here.
Mr. M is a 63-year old man with a history of coronary artery disease and systolic congestive …
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated May 18, 2011
By Santosh Vardhana
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Mr. M is a 63-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease and systolic CHF (ejection fraction 32%) on lisinopril, metoprolol, and spironolactone who …
By Sherif Shoucri, MD
Yesterday, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association released new groundbreaking guidelines on the treatment of blood cholesterol. These recommendations, which officially drop LDL target levels for …
By Gregory Katz, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Everyday in clinic, we tell our patients to choose foods low in saturated fat. Because these foods raise plasma cholesterol, the thinking goes, they cause heart disease. …
By Anish Vani
Faculty Peer Reviewed
According to the 2010 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics update of the American Heart Association, there are 17.6 million Americans living with coronary heart disease (CHD) [1]. Fortunately, …
Please enjoy this post from the Archives dated September 29, 2010
By Lara Dunn, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In 1958, EC Heyde published 10 cases of aortic stenosis (AS) and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the gastrointestinal tract in the New England Journal of …