December 8th, 2014
New Anticoagulant Spotlights Major Role for the Intrinsic Pathway
Sanjay Kaul, MD and Ethan J Weiss, M.D.
Sanjay Kaul and Ethan Weiss discuss an entirely new approach to anticoagulation.
December 8th, 2014
I’m glad someone still reads paper journals!
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
In the digital age it’s easy to forget the joyful innocence of physical print.
December 4th, 2014
No Evidence to Support Routine Use of Aspirin in Women for Primary Prevention
Larry Husten, PHD
Although once widely recommended, aspirin for primary prevention has lost favor in recent years, as the large number of bleeding complications appeared to offset the reduction in cardiovascular events. But at the same time evidence has emerged demonstrating the long-term effect of aspirin in preventing colorectal cancer, leading some to think that the risk-to-benefit equation […]
December 4th, 2014
Intent to Tweet and a Failure of Communication
Larry Husten, PHD
Larry Husten discusses the challenges those in traditional medicine have with using social media to promote research.
December 2nd, 2014
Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Linked to Marker of Healthy Aging
Larry Husten, PHD
Following a string of recent successes and favorable publicity for the Mediterranean Diet, a a new study published in The BMJ finds that women who more closely followed a Mediterranean diet had longer telomeres, a key measure of healthy aging. The new report is based on data from 4676 women in the Nurses’ Health Study who completed […]
December 1st, 2014
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: December 1st
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include atenolol vs. losartan in children and young adults with Marfan’s syndrome, the Japanese Primary Prevention Project, and more.
December 1st, 2014
Study Suggests Epinephrine for Cardiac Arrest May Be Harmful
Larry Husten, PHD
Epinephrine has been a cornerstone of therapy during cardiac resuscitation after cardiac arrest because of its well-established ability to stimulate the heart and increase the probability of a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). In recent years, however, concerns have been raised that people treated with epinephrine may have worse neurological outcomes following their resuscitation. In […]