Weigh in on what the SCOTUS/ACA decision means to you, your patients, and your family

Sandeep Mangalmurti, a cardiology fellow with a law degree and a strong interest in health policy, offers his analysis on some of the hidden implications of the court’s decision.

A BMJ paper that concludes a low-carb diet can increase CV risk in women draws harsh words from Yoni Freedhoff.

This week’s topics includes articles on industry regulation, the chronically comorbid, population risk for CV disease, and recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) for ischemic stroke.

Harry Peled directly questions the Heart Rhythm Society about its logo on a sudden cardiac arrest protocol that mentions wearable cardioverter-defibrillator vests.

When the facts from a randomized controlled trial don’t match the spin, what’s the takeaway for clinicians in the trenches?

Emily Abramsohn discusses her research on sex and mortality after an MI, and how doctors can better communicate with their patients about this issue.

This week’s topics include imaging risks, oral contraceptives and the risk for MI and stroke, smoking and mortality in those aged 60 and older, and wasteful spending on cardiovascular tests.

This week’s topics include two studies of prognosis: troponin and mortality after non-cardiac surgery and predictors of heart-failure mortality.

A new study of mortality and other trends among Medicare patients who undergo mitral valve surgery may influence whom you choose to refer for this type of procedure.