Number Check | Wellness and Heart Disease
Wellness and Heart Disease... By the Numbers.
View ArticleSmoking Cessation, Weight Change, Type 2 Diabetes and Mortality
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disability. On average, people who smoke die 10 years earlier than non-smokers. The statistics are always staggering, with millions of people...
View ArticleCanadian SCAD Cohort Study: Shedding Light on SCAD From a United Front
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognized cause of myocardial infarction (MI), particularly affecting young women. It is defined as a non-traumatic, non-iatrogenic,...
View ArticleHigh-Level Physical Activity, Coronary Artery Calcium, and Mortality
Is there an association between high levels of physical activity, clinically significant coronary artery calcification (CAC), and subsequent mortality risk?
View ArticleDiabetes in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
The following are key points to remember from this review on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and diabetes.
View ArticleEagle's Eye View: Your Weekly CV Update From ACC.org (Week of February 4)
This week's View offers key points to remember from a review on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and diabetes and addresses the comparative durabilities of transcatheter aortic valve...
View ArticleESC Position Paper on Depression and CHD
The following are key perspectives from the recent European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Position Paper on depression and coronary heart disease (CHD).
View ArticleWearable Activity Monitors Measuring Ambulation and Postop LOS Prediction
What is the distribution of digitally monitored step count measured by wearable activity monitors among hospitalized patients after major elective surgery, and do these data improve mobility assessment...
View ArticlePeripheral Matters | Reader Discussion
Last fall, a Peripheral Matters article titled Common Femoral Interventions: Is Endovascular Therapy Ready for Prime Time? reviewed current data and concluded: With continued advances in endovascular...
View ArticleFrom the Starting Line | American Heart Month and the Broken Heart Syndrome
"Doctor, I'm scared – what is happening to me? When I get upset, I develop chest pain." She was a 41-year-old woman with nicotine dependence and hypertension admitted for chest pain evaluation and an...
View ArticleEditor’s Corner | The Middle Years: Engaging, Treating All Our Patients
By far, the majority of our patients would be classified as elderly. Definitions vary, but generally most patients over age 65 are considered elderly and much of our practice is focused on management...
View ArticleCoronary Fractional Flow Reserve in Endurance Athletes: The "Grey Zone"...
A 49-year-old male marathon runner presents with progressive exertional dyspnea and corollary reductions in his running pace over a 6-month period. His traditional atherosclerotic risk factor profile...
View ArticlePush-Up Exercise Capacity and Future Cardiovascular Events
Is push-up capacity associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) events among active adult men?
View ArticleCommunity-Based Exercise Therapy Among African Americans With PAD
Is motivational interviewing (MI) efficacious for improving walking distance among African American patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD)?
View ArticleCardiorespiratory Fitness and Long-Term Mortality
The inverse association between physical activity and incidence of chronic diseases and life expectancy has long been established; however, many large studies linking physical activity with long-term...
View ArticleRisk Stratification in Arrhythmogenic RV Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia Without an ICD
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, formerly known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) or arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD), is an inherited condition in which...
View ArticleNut Intake, CVD Risk, and Mortality Among Diabetes Patients
Does nut consumption lower the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)?
View ArticleIncidentally Discovered Anomalous Coronary Artery in a Recreational Athlete
A 35-year-old male former competitive swimmer with no past medical history presents for evaluation of an incidentally discovered anomalous right coronary artery from the left coronary sinus.
View ArticleLeisure-Time Physical Activity Across Adult Life and Mortality
Does an association exist between leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) life course patterns and mortality?
View ArticlePostural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
The following are key points to remember from this article about postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).
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