Founders Lecture: A 40-year Journey in Evidence Based Medicine
Dr. Roxana Mehran and Dr. C. Michael Gibson Discuss
Smartphone App May Improve Medication Adherence in Hypertension
A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association finds that use of a smartphone app can result in a small, but significant improvement in self-reported medication adherence, although it does not…
More Benefit of Intensive BP Control in Patients with Higher CVD Risk
In a predictive model based substudy of the SPRINT trial published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology, Dr. Robert A. Phillips and his colleagues from Houston Methodist Hospital were…
Prior Silent MI Is Associated with Worse Outcomes in Patients with AMI
A recent observational longitudinal study published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology showed that previous silent myocardial infarction (MI) was found in 8.2% of patients presenting with first acute myocardial infarction…
Pre-PCI Impella Device Improves Outcome in Acute MI complicated by Cardiogenic Shock (AMICS)
A non-randomized study published in the American Heart Journal showed increased survival rates in patients with Impella device being used as the first support strategy for patients with acute myocardial…
Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in PAD and the Role of Anticoagulation
Dr. Sonia Anand Speaks at Brigham and Women's Hospital
The Use of Supplemental Oxygen in Suspected Acute MI is of no Benefit
The use of supplemental oxygen in normoxemic patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction is of no clinical benefit, says a new article in the British Medical Journal.
Recent Trends of TAVR in France
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the implementation of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) was investigated in France.
EAGLES- A Randomized Clinical Trial Showing No Evidence of Smoking Cessation Treatments Association with MACE
EAGLES (Evaluating Adverse Events in a Global Smoking Cessation Study), a randomized clinical trial, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, provides evidence that smoking cessation medications do…
Preventing Heart Attack, Stroke, and Major Adverse Limb Events in Patients with Stable Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease
Dr. John Eikelboom Speaks at Brigham and Women's Hospital