Insulin resistance is independently associated with the risk for the development of peripheral artery disease and modifies the association between inflammation and peripheral artery disease. Medscape Medical News
Gaps in care represent a "call to action" for cardiologists and other clinicians to step up and make sure they are providing high-quality HF care that will result in better outcomes. Medscape Cardiology
Whether left atrial ablation should be used as an initial therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation was the provocative theme of a debate at the 16th World Congress in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Techniques. Heartwire
Initial results from the first prospective, randomized, multicenter trial of home-based monitoring of ICD function have shown that the technology reduces the follow-up burden by almost 50%. Heartwire
The Atrial Fibrillation and Congestive Heart Failure trial confirms the advantages of rate control vs rhythm control for atrial fibrillation in a population for whom it had still been an open issue. Medscape Medical News
In a 26-week randomized study, treatment with bosentan improved hemodynamics and prevented further progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Medscape Medical News
A study shows that coffee intake does not increase the risk for all-cause mortality in men or women and also shows a possible modest protective effect of coffee intake on cardiovascular mortality. Medscape Medical News
A 43 year-old obese African-American man presents with nonspecific complaints of fatigue. He has hypertension and early chronic kidney disease. How would you manage this patient? Medscape Cardiology
