Two studies concluded that the standard approach to cardiopulmonary resuscitation that calls for mouth-to-mouth assisted ventilation is no more effective than a chest-compression-only approach. Medscape Medical News
A thiazide-like diuretic yielded similar or possibly superior cardiovascular outcomes in hypertension and metabolic syndrome vs calcium channel blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. Medscape Medical News
The American Heart Association has issued a scientific statement on the safety of magnetic resonance imaging in patients with cardiovascular devices. 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
AASK investigators are unsure why progression of kidney disease went unabated despite achieving blood-pressure targets of 0.22, were protected. Heartwire