A community-based cohort study shows that both nonadherence and intensification of treatment are strongly associated with uncontrolled blood pressure and that steps are needed to increase adherence. Medscape Medical News
A study confirms that patients with stable coronary artery disease and a diagnosis of depression or anxiety face a higher risk for cardiac events. Medscape Medical News
Regional health disparities narrowed in the 1960s and 1970s, but some parts of the US that had been less well off lost ground over the next two decades, despite continuing overall country-wide gains in CV health. Heartwire
A new study suggests that the composition of plaques removed during endarterectomy can help predict the risk for subsequent restenosis; less restenosis was seen in patients with macrophage infiltration and a large lipid core. Medscape Medical News
Children who had surgery for congenital heart disease as infants had an increased risk for problems with inattention and hyperactivity and often required remedial services in school. 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
