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Study Examines Onset of AFib After AVR

03.02.20142086

Today atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common complication to arise after cardiac surgery.

Study Feeds Concerns About MI Risk With Testosterone Tx

31.01.20141805

Filling a prescription for testosterone therapy was associated with a greater risk of having a nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) in the next 3 months, a large observational study showed.

Four-Variable Risk Model in Men and Women With Heart Failure

30.01.20141752

Risk stratification is an integral component of clinical decision making in heart failure.

Higher AMI Mortality for Off-Hour Emergency-Department Presenters

29.01.20141998

Patients with an acute MI who present to the emergency department in the evening or on the weekend are more likely to die within 30 days than those who present during regular working hours, a new meta-analysis shows.

USPSTF: Screen Older Male Smokers for AAA

28.01.20141882

Routine, one-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with an ultrasound should be confined to men ages 65 to 75 who have ever smoked, updated draft guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reiterated.

2nd International Congress of Medical Cooperation in Cardiology

27.01.20141861

Vitamin D Blog: Protection Is Futile

27.01.20141835

Only a month into 2014 and already PubMed lists nearly 70 new studies on vitamin D.