Other

Pulmonary Illness and E-Cigarettes: New Devices with New Diseases

We are seeing patients with similar clinical characteristics that shared the used of e-cigarettes. Even though we...

ESC 2019 | EVOPACS: Evolocumab to Reduce Cholesterol in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Eight weeks of treatment with evolocumab added to a regimen of high-intensity statins in patients with acute...

ESC 2019 | HOPE 4: Overcoming Obstacles to Treat Risk Factors in Developing Countries

Exhaustive intervention carried out by healthcare non-medical healthcare professionals with the support of community members resulted in...

ESC 2019 | DAPA-HF: Dapagliflozin Shows Benefit for All Subgroups

Dapagliflozin (a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor), when indicated concomitantly with standard therapy, reduces significantly the...

ESC 2019 | PARAGON-HF: Sacubitril/Valsartan Somewhat Disappointing, though a Few Would Benefit.

The combination Sacubitril/valsartan did not reduce the risk of rehospitalization for heart failure or cardiovascular death in...

Must Post MI Patients Use B Blockers for Life?

Long-term use of B blockers after myocardial infarction has been questioned for a while now; in fact,...

Heart and Brain: Risk Factors, Atrial Fibrillation and Dementia

For decades, physiologists have known what cardiologists often forget: heart and brain communicate intensely in a healthy...

Though Systolic BP Seems More Important, Diastolic BP Should Not Be Disregarded

Systolic hypertension is more often associated to cardiovascular events. However, diastolic blood pressure should not be disregarded,...