Primary aldosteronism is not the epidemic it has been considered, say Greek researchers, who report a much lower prevalence of this endocrine disorder than has previously been appreciated. Medscape Medical News
Developing better ways to track rates of out-of-hospital events and how many people survive is key to improving outcomes, the writing group says. Heartwire
Survival rates from in-hospital cardiac arrest were lower during nights and weekends, even when adjusted for potentially confounding patient, event, and hospital characteristics. Medscape Medical News
About 10% of apparently healthy middle-aged adults have experienced silent cerebral infarcts, according to the latest results from the Framingham Offspring Study. Medscape Medical News
Medscape interviews Sophie A. Jamal, MD, PhD, from the University of Toronto on the use of calcium supplementation in chronic kidney disease, phosphorus management, hypocalcemia, and calcification. Medscape Nephrology
In the Asymptomatic Diabetics Study, most patients who had aggressive treatment of cardiac risk factors had resolution of ischemia on repeat stress imaging after 3 years. Medscape Medical News
