Weighing Your Surgical Options
I have over the last several blogs pointed out how ideas, when they come to medicine, need to be rigorously tested. I want to travel back to the original question which is "who needs coronary bypass or...
View ArticleOne More Weapon Against the Platelet
As I have discussed, the use of Plavix in patients with coronary artery disease is a complex and somewhat vexing problem. Plavix has been a useful drug and thankfully works in most patients most of...
View ArticleThe End of Zetia?
We received news that the outcome study of ezetimibe or Zetia ,which is being performed under the name IMPROVE-IT, is slated to end in 2013. Data should then be available by the fall of 2014. Zetia’s...
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What Does a Calcium Score Mean?
Technology now aids cardiologists in making decisions as to which patients may or may not have coronary artery disease. In the past, this was quite difficult and led to many needless tests and the...
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Do statins make you immortal?
My blogs over the past week have been concerned about the screening of asymptomatic patients for coronary artery disease and whether we make a difference in their morbidity and mortality if we find it.
View ArticleWhat to Do About Unknown Atherosclerosis
Over my last two blogs I have reviewed the problem with inappropriate stress testing in patients who have coronary artery disease. How are we supposed to find those at risk? An article was recently...
View ArticleCardiology Associates of Fort Lauderdale Joins the Blog
Cardiology Associates of Fort Lauderdale is pleased to join this Cardiology Blog. After joining the Holy Cross Medical Group this past October, it was only logical that we would take the opportunity...
View ArticleIt’s here…but not here in the United States
In late November, I took up the theme of what is new in the world of stents (11/23/10-11/25/10). One of the topics was related to a new concept in stenting, that of the absorbable stent. This is a...
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Sleep Apnea, the Phantom Cause of Heart Disease and Accidents
Sleep apnea syndrome is a major threat to health; 10% of men and 5% of women are estimated to have sleep apnea. Many deaths among people in their 40s and older, which are attributed to heart disease...
View ArticleSex and coronary disease...No it’s not what you think (Part III)
In my last blog, I reviewed that there seems to be an association of HPV infection and coronary disease. The paper referenced reports that of 60 women with coronary disease, 39 were HPV DNA positive...
View ArticleVindication
One more urban legend dies. Since I have been practicing cardiology, now 25 years, I have championed the process of drawing random lipid panels. The lipid panel is the most important non invasive...
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