CardioExchange, an NEJM practice community for medical professionals dedicated to improving cardiac patient care, was active from 2009 to 2015. CardioExchange fostered discussion between clinicians from across the globe.
When his longtime friend has a myocardial infarction, a physician notes that decades of medical research contributed to saving his life. What will save lives after research funding has been decimated?
High rates of tobacco use among people with mental health conditions contribute to their increased morbidity and mortality, but tobacco cessation interventions can be effective in this population.
In patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, tirzepatide was noninferior to dulaglutide with respect to major cardiovascular events.
The true value of primary care may elude modern medicine’s metrics, but PCPs have long embodied the ethos of the “good doctor.” Should the rest of the medical profession step up to save them?
An 80-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 12-hour history of pleuritic chest pain and an elevated d-dimer level. A CT scan showed an ulcerlike projection in the ascending thoracic aorta.