By Jeffrey Krutoy, DDS
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Bacterial infective endocarditis is a potentially devastating disease, and while it may be an easy tradition to blame the dentist, recent research and new guidelines from …
Category: Cardiology
Clinical Correlations
Should We Measure Apolipoproteins to Evaluate Coronary Heart Disease Risk?
August 24, 2012
By Navya Nair, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the major cause of mortality worldwide.[1] Lipoproteins play a major role in the development of this disease.[2] Current guidelines advocate that low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol should be the primary target …
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Atherosclerosis
August 17, 2012
By Michael Malone
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been popularized in recent years as beneficial nutrients with cardioprotective effects. Omega-3 PUFAs are so named …
Bystander CPR: How Much Does It Help?
July 18, 2012
By Andrew L. Weinstein
Faculty Peer Reviewed
You have just completed a certification course in basic life support and are competent at performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using chest compressions, a CPR mask, …
American College of Cardiology 2012
May 29, 2012
By Steven Sedlis, MD
The 2012 Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology were held from March 24-27, 2012 in Chicago. This is always a great city for a conference —terrific restaurants, museums and parks—it almost makes you feel …
Nothing QT (Cute) about it: rethinking the use of the QT interval to evaluate risk of drug induced arrhythmias
April 27, 2012
By Aneesh Bapat, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Perhaps it’s the French name, the curvaceous appearance on electrocardiogram (EKG), or its elusive and mysterious nature, but Torsades des pointes, a polymorphic ventricular arrhythmia, …
From The Archives: How Does Alcohol Cause Cardiomyopathy?
April 19, 2012
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated November 4, 2009
Charles Levine
Faculty peer reviewed
Excessive consumption of ethanol (EtOH) has many deleterious effects on the …
From The Archives: How to interpret troponins in renal disease?
March 15, 2012
Please enjoy this post from the archives first posted on October 21, 2009.
By Ivan Saraiva MD
Case: A 68-year-old man, with a history of stable angina and end-stage renal disease treated by hemodialysis for the past three years, presents to …