Tag: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
ACC 2017: Real-world study supports the effectiveness of the CardioMEMS HF...
A study outside the clinical trial setting, which included US Medicare patients, has shown the effectiveness of the CardioMEMS HF system (Abbott) to significantly...
Very low LDL cholesterol levels well-tolerated in heart disease patients
Heart disease patients taking PCSK9 inhibitors to achieve very low levels of cholesterol do not experience an increase in adverse events, including memory impairment...
Sixty-five percent of women cardiologists experience discrimination at work, ACC survey...
Cardiologists are highly satisfied in their careers; however, disparities remain between the career experiences of men and women, according to the American College of...
Alcohol abuse increases risk of heart conditions as much as other...
Alcohol abuse increases the risk of atrial fibrillation, heart attack and congestive heart failure as much as other well-established risk factors such as high...
Moderate, habitual alcohol intake associated with atrial fibrillation
People who binge drink often experience an irregular heartbeat or a heart “flutter,” sometimes referred to as “holiday heart syndrome.” However, people who drink...
Big data analysis is “next frontier” in identifying harmful drug interactions
Coupling data mining of adverse event reports and electronic health records with targeted laboratory experiments, researchers have found a way to identify and confirm...