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The ACC/AHA 2013 Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adults: The Good, the Bad, and the Uncertain: A Comparison With ESC/EAS

02.04.20142491

The following are 10 points to remember from a perspective that compares and contrasts the 2013 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines on the control of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Joint meeting of Turkish Society of Hypertension and Renal Diseases and Russian Society of Cardiology

01.04.20142284

Turkish and Russian specialists will discuss national studies in hypertension and modern ways of treatment. Also there will be presented several case studies.

Aspirin in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

01.04.20141988

There is substantial variability in the perioperative administration of aspirin in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, both among patients who are already on an aspirin regimen and among those who are not.

ACC: Vascular Disease, Marital Status Linked?

31.03.20142110

Being married was associated with a lower likelihood of having various types of vascular disease compared with not having a spouse, a study of more than 3.5 million people showed.

What proportion of symptomatic side effects in patients taking statins are genuinely caused by the drug?

28.03.20141972

Systematic review of randomized placebo-controlled trials to aid individual patient choice.

Prevalence of stroke and the need for thromboprophylaxis in young patients with atrial fibrillation: a cohort study

27.03.20141619

Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and age is a well-established independent risk factor for stroke in these patients.

Public access defibrillation remains out of reach for most victims of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest

26.03.20141770

Public access defibrillation (PAD) prior to ambulance arrival is a key determinant of survival from out-of-hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest.