With the Olympics in Beijing, China, rapidly approaching, attention is now turned to some of the medical and health challenges facing the city, including some of the cardiovascular concerns facing the athletes and the long-term consequences of changing risk factors for the population at large. Heartwire
Framingham Heart Study researchers have developed a new sex-specific general cardiovascular disease prediction tool that they hope will help simplify risk prediction in primary care. Medscape Medical News
The US House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent letters to the AHA, the ACC, and Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals, asking about their financial relationship. Rumors are also swirling about the fate of the ENHANCE presentation at the ACC Scientific Sessions in Chicago, IL, this March. Heartwire
A Cochrane review suggests that antioxidants are not effective in reducing the risk for preeclampsia and does not support routine antioxidant supplementation during pregnancy for this purpose. Medscape Medical News
Review the interrelated role of cardiometabolic risk factors, including obesity, dyslipidemia, and diabetes, in the global pandemic of cardiovascular disease.
Authors of a study say risks associated with the use of a drug-eluting stent for an "off-label" lesion likely have more to do with patient characteristics vs choice of stent. Medscape Medical News
A Western diet, one rich in refined grains, meat, as well as fried foods, increases the risk for the metabolic syndrome, but dairy consumption seems to offer protection against this disorder. Medscape Medical News
In a study, patients with either 2- or 3-vessel disease were less likely to die in 18 months and or have a myocardial infarction if treated with coronary artery bypass grafting vs drug-eluting stents. Medscape Medical News
A review of the latest data on the long-term use of prostanoids and combination therapy in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Medscape Pulmonary Medicine
