October 31st, 2009
2009 ACCF/AHA Guidelines More Conservative on Perioperative Beta-Blockade
Larry Husten, PHD
The ACCF/AHA have released a focused guidelines update that takes a more conservative stance on perioperative use of beta-blockade in patients undergoing noncardiac and vascular surgery.
October 30th, 2009
Being “Safe” Still Isn’t Cool
Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS
If we are to detect harms early and protect the public’s health while ensuring the availability of effective new therapies, systematic reporting of safety outcomes from all clinical trials must be available. In the current Archives of Internal Medicine, Isabelle Pitrou and colleagues (FREE) review the reporting of safety data in randomized, controlled trials published during […]
October 30th, 2009
The Obese Passenger: Confronting the Obesity Epidemic Personally and Professionally
Juan J. Rivera, MD, MHS
I am a creature of routine and order, and therefore don’t do very well with Southwest Airlines’ lack of seat assignment. Not so long ago, during a business trip to San Antonio, I was looking at my group C boarding pass and wondering if there would be any room for my carry-on luggage, or if […]
October 30th, 2009
Is the Framingham Risk Score Over the Hill?
JoAnne M. Foody, MD
The Framingham study has revolutionized our understanding of cardiovascular disease, but I wonder: is the 60-year-old study’s risk score getting a little long in the tooth? Faced with the epidemic of heart disease and growing numbers of younger people worried about heart disease risk, I find that Framingham provides me little guidance. As I see […]