{"id":40769,"date":"2013-12-27T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/?post_type=voices&#038;p=40769"},"modified":"2013-12-26T17:05:58","modified_gmt":"2013-12-26T22:05:58","slug":"2013-in-review-our-top-12-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/2013\/12\/27\/2013-in-review-our-top-12-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 In Review: Our Top 12 Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>After an incredibly busy year we took a moment to reflect on our top stories. In no\u00a0particular order, these are among the most viewed posts on CardioExchange over the past year. My personal favorite of the year was Victor Montori\u2019s questioning of PRAMI. Take a look and let us know what was your favorite feature of the year. <strong>&#8211;Harlan Krumholz<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to Niacin Therapy in the Crossfire\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/voices\/niacin-therapy-in-the-crossfire\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Niacin Therapy in the Crossfire<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>William E. Boden,\u00a0<\/em><em>lead investigator of the AIM-HIGH trial, and Harlan Krumholz\u00a0debate the role<\/em><em>\u00a0of niacin.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to Revisiting Novel Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/voices\/revisiting-novel-antiocagulants-in-atrial-fibrilation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Revisiting Novel Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Christian Thomas Ruff and Andrew E. Epstein answer questions about using these agents in patients with AF.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to Renal Denervation: Delineating Its Uses, Misuses, and Possibilities\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/voices\/renal-denervation-deliniating-its-uses-misuses-and-possibilities\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Renal Denervation: Delineating Its Uses, Misuses, and Possibilities<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Murray David Esler,\u00a0Chief Investigator of Symplicity HTN-2, answers questions about renal denervation.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to Persistent Chest Pain After Myopericarditis\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/voices\/persistent-chest-pain-after-myopericarditis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Persistent Chest Pain After Myopericarditis<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>We asked\u00a0five\u00a0esteemed clinicians&#8211;\u00a0James Fang,\u00a0James de Lemos,\u00a0Kamalendu Kanu Chatterjee,Thomas Ryan, and\u00a0Rick Akira Nishimura&#8211; for their differing perspectives on a challenging condition.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to The Mediterranean Diet in Clinical Practice: Three Experts Weigh In\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/voices\/the-mediterranean-diet-in-clinical-practice-three-experts-weigh-in\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Mediterranean Diet in Clinical Practice: Three Experts Weigh In<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Walter Willett, Arthur Agatston, and Alice Lichtenstein comment on the influential PREDIMED study.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to ACC.13: Is Cangrelor an Antiplatelet CHAMPION?\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/voices\/acc-13-is-cangrelor-an-antiplatelet-champion\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">ACC.13: Is Cangrelor an Antiplatelet CHAMPION?<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><\/em><em>Deepak Bhatt, lead author of\u00a0the CHAMPION PHOENIX trial, answers questions from\u00a0<\/em>CardioExchange\u2019s interventional cardiology editors, Rick Lange and David Hillis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to DIGging In: Three Reasons Why the Recent Digoxin Study Is Not Relevant to Readmission\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/voices\/digging-in-three-reasons-why-the-recent-digoxin-study-is-not-relevant-to-readmission\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">DIGging In: Three Reasons Why the Recent Digoxin Study Is Not Relevant to Readmission<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Harlan Krumholz digs in to a new analysis of an old study.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to \u201cYour Mortality Risk Is 11.827%\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/voices\/your-mortality-risk-is-11-827\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u201cYour Mortality Risk Is 11.827%\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>John Brush asks\u00a0what exactly does an event\u2019s numeric probability tell us?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to Look Before Leaping to Conclusions About Bush\u2019s Stent\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/voices\/look-before-leaping-to-conclusions-about-george-bushs-stent\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Look Before Leaping to Conclusions About Bush\u2019s Stent<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ajay Kirtane writes about media overreaction to the Bush stent news.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to Scrutinizing the PRAMI Trial of \u201cPreventive Angioplasty\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/voices\/scrutinizing-the-prami-trial-of-preventive-angioplasty\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Scrutinizing the PRAMI Trial of \u201cPreventive Angioplasty\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Victor Montori\u00a0offers his analysis of the PRAMI trial<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to The Benefits of Switching From Hydrochlorothiazide to Chlorthalidone: What\u2019s Stopping Us?\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/voices\/the-benefits-of-switching-from-hydorchlorothiazide-to-chlorthalidone-whats-stopping-us\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Benefits of Switching From Hydrochlorothiazide to Chlorthalidone: What\u2019s Stopping Us?<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Medical student\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/members\/nichobergfeld129\/\">Nicholas Bergfeld<\/a>\u00a0raises an important but often overlooked question.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to The TACT Investigators Respond to Questions\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/voices\/the-tact-investigators-respond-to-questions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The TACT Investigators Respond to Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1365508283083_24187\">The TACT investigators&#8211;\u00a0<\/em><em id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1365508283083_24187\">Gervasio A. 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