Articles from 2002 ...
12/30/02 - Dysautonomia
100 years ago women with "neurasthenia" would quietly take to their beds and
die. Now patients are demanding treatment, while some doctors long for the good
old days.
12/16/02 - Metabolic syndrome - deadlier than we thought
Metabolic syndrome is deadly even in the apparently "healthy"
12/09/02 - Treatment of atrial fibrillation - an update
New studies show no advantage to rhythm control vs rate control
12/02/02 - Chest pain
Its causes and evaluation
11/25/02 - Cardiac resynchronization therapy's stunning results
COMPANION study shows major survival benefit in heart failure patients
receiving CRT
11/18/02 - CRP Levels- As Important As Cholesterol?
High CRP levels are bad - but what to do about them?
11/11/02 - Moderate Exercise Reduces Risk
Even without weight loss, moderate exercise benefits lipids
11/04/02 - Is Digoxin Dangerous for Women?
It may be, according to a new study of digoxin in women with heart failure
10/28/02 - FDA Panel Endorses Drug-coated Stent
Sirolimus-coated stent on track for 2003 market release
10/21/02 - Is Your Hospital CABG-safe?
States that have repealed their regulations have higher death rates after
bypass surgery
10/14/02 - Fat R Us
The prevalence of American obesity is growing
10/07/02 - Sorting through the statins
What are the differences among the statin drugs?
09/30/02 - Drug coated stents still looking good
Cardiologists remain anxious to get their hands on this remarkable new
technologies
09/23/02 - The risk of death after syncope
Failing to diagnose underlying heart disease is a major mistake
09/16/02 - Inappropriate sinus tachycardia
It's a real medical problem, and not in your head. Here's what you
need to know about IST
09/09/02 - How much exercise is really necessary?
An hour a day? You've got to be kidding.
09/02/02 - Vitamins to prevent restenosis?
Using B vitamins and folic acid after angioplasty/stenting improves
outcomes.
08/26/02 - EECP in heart failure
New study suggests EECP may help in heart failure
08/18/02 - Even light smoking is harmful
Cutting down on cigarettes is just not good enough
08/12/02 - Raising your HDL levels
How to increase the GOOD cholesterol
08/05/02 - Obesity and heart failure
Carrying too much weight? Add heart failure to the list.
07/25/02 - Metabolic Syndrome X
Common, deadly, treatable - but poorly recognized
07/17/02 - Trans fatty acids and the heart
FDA panel declines to set "safe upper limit" for trans fatty acids
07/08/02 - Using statins: forget cholesterol levels and treat the risk
New study suggests statins should be used for high risk patients, not just
for high cholesterol patients
07/01/02 - Long QT syndrome
A review of this common cause of sudden death in young people
06/24/02 - Restenosis after angioplasty/stenting
A review of restenosis, its prevention and treatment
06/14/02 - New heart failure treatment continues to impress
Benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy persist for up to one year
06/07/02 - Do statins make hormone replacement therapy safer?
Statins may be able to mitigate the negative cardiac effects of HRT
05/27/02 - Will drug-coated stents revolutionize cardiology?
Yet more evidence that these new stents will fundamentally change the
treatment of coronary artery disease.
05/20/02 - Bundle branch block after a heart attack
When combined with a low ejection fraction, BBB indicates a high risk of
sudden death
05/13/02 - Treating atrial fibrillation - an update
More evidence that aggressive rhythm control may not be useful
05/06/02 - Cardiomyopathy and heart failure
What you need to know about causes, diagnosis, and treatment
04/29/02 - The strange life of amiodarone
What you need to know if you're taking this effective but toxic drug
04/22/02 - First drug-coated stent approved in Europe
If you want one, get a passport and make reservations
04/15/02 - Fish oil and the heart
Three new studies demonstrate impressive benefits with omega-3 fatty acids
04/08/02 - Statins for systolic hypertension?
Recent study suggests a new approach to this common, and commonly
undertreated, problem.
03/25/02 - Sudden death after heart attacks
This common tragedy is now largely preventable, but doctors are hesitant to
act
03/11/02 - Stopping statins may be dangerous
If you are hospitalized for chest pain, make sure your doctor continues your
statin drug
03/04/02 - Doctors drop the ball on hypertension
More people have hypertension, and doctors are failing to treat them
02/11/02 - Chelation fails again
Yet another trial shows chelation does not work in CAD
02/04/02 - A cure for atrial fibrillation?
Not yet. But a new report
indicates we're getting much closer.
01/28/02 - Post-heart attack check list
What you need to know to survive after a heart attack
01/21/02 - Aspirin and the
heart
New recommendations on using aspirin to prevent heart disease
01/07/02 - Can the heart
repair itself?
A new observation opens the possibility of cardiac regeneration.