The US FDA has approved a diagnostic blood test, AlloMap, to help identify heart-transplant recipients who might be at risk of organ rejection. One expert says the test has reduced invasive biopsies by up to 75% at his center. Heartwire
A new study suggests that depression could be preventing some patients with heart disease from quitting smoking and that an antidepressant might be effective for these patients. Medscape Medical News
A new analysis from the Northern Manhattan Study suggests that insulin resistance in nondiabetics is associated with an increase risk for stroke, independent of blood pressure or obesity. Medscape Medical News
Albuminuria, even in low levels within the "normal" range, is an independent predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, a new analysis of the PEACE trial shows. Heartwire
Gaps in care represent a "call to action" for cardiologists and other clinicians to step up and make sure they are providing high-quality HF care that will result in better outcomes. Medscape Cardiology
Summaries focus on sleep apnea in kids, nursing education, military nurses, pulmonary thromboembolism in the elderly, and physician/NP perceptions. Medscape Nurses
