Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVCs)
Monday April 28, 2008
PVCs are a common form of cardiac arrhythmia, and their significance can be confusing to both patients and their doctors. Read about PVCs, how to tell if they're medically ... Read More
Dark Chocolate Scores Again
Thursday April 24, 2008
Several studies have now shown that cocoa-flavenols-containing foodstuffs (which, to most of you, might be more familiar as "dark chocolate"), can improve vascular health. Cocoa flavenols can make blood vessels ... Read More
The Strange History of Amiodarone
Monday April 21, 2008
Amiodarone (Cordarone) is both the most effective and the most toxic antiarrhythmic drug ever developed. It's range of toxicities is so odd and potentially so harmful that one might wonder ... Read More
Drug-Eluting Stents - How Long on Plavix?
Thursday April 17, 2008
The importance of taking Plavix (clopidogrel - a drug that helps prevent blood clotting) after receiving drug-eluting stents (DES) has received a lot of attention over the past few years. ... Read More
Palpitations
Monday April 7, 2008
Palpitations - an unusual awareness of the heart beats - are a common symptom. Here's a discussion of what causes palpitations, and how they should be evaluated.
Some Positive News on the Statin Front
Friday April 4, 2008
In the wake of the continuing soap opera (featuring congressional hearings and the publication of hot corporate e-mails) over Vytorin that has resulted from publication of the ENHANCE trial, ... Read More
Rimonabant and the FDA
Wednesday April 2, 2008
Rimonabant, the long-awaited weight-loss and smoking-cessation drug that is available in most Western countries except the U.S., took another blow this week at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions ... Read More