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
AHA 2007: A leading authority discusses whether the ability of the newer generation of beta-blockers to increase NO confers additional benefits for treatment of hypertension and heart failure. Medscape Cardiology
As early medical reports trickle into the literature, imagers who have used the new technology say it will radically improve patient care, and finally provide nonechocardiographers with high-resolution images that actually look like a heart, beating before their very eyes. Heartwire
Using the latter term might cause slightly fewer patients to insist on device change-outs and therefore fewer change-out-related complications, according to researchers. Heartwire
Coronary artery calcium was best at predicting the risk for all cardiovascular diseases or coronary heart disease, whereas carotid intima media thickness was better at predicting the risk for stroke. Medscape Medical News
