Ambulatory heart-failure patients who stayed connected to providers through a telemonitoring device believed the system helped keep their disease under control; it also may have prevented some hospitalizations. Heartwire
ACC.08: Treating very old patients with hypertension, initiating therapy with fixed-dose combinations, and regressing LV hypertrophy -- all good targets for antihypertensive therapy. Or are they? Medscape Cardiology
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for a vascular diagnostic system (Vicorder), a radiological image processing system (WorkstationOne), and a respiratory gas humidifier (PARI Hydrate V). Medscape Medical News
A new study suggests that even patients requiring aggressive blood pressure lowering after acute ischemic stroke should not be excluded from receiving tissue plasminogen activator therapy. Medscape Medical News
In a cohort study, there was a strong relationship between fasting blood glucose levels among patients with diabetes and an increased adjusted risk for incident ischemic stroke and vascular events. Medscape Medical News
Drs. Bridges and Despotis discuss hereditary, acquired, and procedure-related factors that may increase bleeding risk during cardiothoracic surgery, and approaches for optimal management of bleeding. Medscape Cardiology
