The Effect of Slightly Elevated Albumin
Any degree of measurable albuminuria appears to bear significant cardiovascular risk among...
Read More
Articles
WBC Counts Predict Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in Young Men
At values well within the normal range, white blood cell (WBC) count appears to be an independent...
Read More
Recommendations Unveiled for Obesity Screening & Management
The United States Preventive Services Task Force has release a recommendation statement on...
Read More
For the Elderly, CMV Ups Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Among elderly patients, cytomegalovirus (CMV) appears to be significantly associated with various...
Read More
New Guidelines for Managing Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes
[sam id=”4″ codes=”true”]In recent years, more pharmacologic agents and...
Read More
ADA Releases Consensus Report on Diabetes in Older Adults
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION: Adults age 65 and older are more likely to...
Read More
2012 VEITHsymposium: Pros and Cons of Multilayer Stent Technology to be Debated
Belgian Device Being Marketed in E.U., Still Awaiting U.S. Approval. The multilayer stent system...
Read More
2012 VEITHsymposium: New Medicines, New Technologies Provide Vascular Surgeons Expanded Options for Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism
Vascular specialists are heralding a variety of advances in the treatment of pulmonary embolism...
Read More
2012 VEITHsymposium: New Techniques and New Technologies in the Endovascular Arena
New techniques and endovascular technologies will be in the spotlight during the 39th annual...
Read More
2012 VEITHsymposium: Minimally Invasive Procedures for Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Experts Present New Stenting Techniques Using “Off the Shelf” Devices, Will Combine Good Outcomes...
Read More
2012 VEITHsymposium: Effective Endovascular Treatments of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Discussions on the Value and Necessity of Level 1 Evidence The treatment of abdominal aortic...
Read More
2012 VEITHsymposium: Long-Term Patency Rates With SFA Stents
The Particulars: Previous research has not established the success rate for stenting of the...
Read More
2012 VEITHsymposium: Controversial Surgical Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
Chronic Cerebrovenous Insufficiency Remains a Diagnosis in Question. In 2010, Italian vascular...
Read MoreTop 10 Physician Burnout Triggers
It happened again. I was talking to a particularly sick patient recently who related another bad experience with a specialist. “He came in and started spouting that he was busy saving someone’s life in the ER, and then he didn’t...
Read More
FDA Approves First Drug-Eluting Stent to Treat Peripheral Arterial Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Zilver PTX Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent...
Read More
Offering HIV Screens in the ED
A national study of 2008-2009 data regarding availability of ED preventive services indicates that...
Read More
High Pneumonia Risk for Transplant Recipients
Researchers in Denmark have found that the risk of first-time hospitalization for pneumonia...
Read More
Optimal Surgery Times After PCI
A Canadian investigation of more than 8,000 patients who underwent major elective non-cardiac...
Read More
Primary Prevention ICDs Yield Survival Benefits
Among eligible patients, those who undergo implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)...
Read More
Preventing SSIs in Cesarean Deliveries
Implementing a policy in which prophylactic antibiotics are administered within 1 hour before...
Read More