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New Guidelines for the Management of Hypertrophic CardiomyopathyFree

An important consensus document on a potentially fatal disorder that, while often clinically silent, is increasingly identified

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Journal Watch Cardiology Poll Results: Genotype Testing for Clopidogrel Responsiveness

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The Role of Alcohol Septal Ablation in the Treatment of HOCM

Data from two studies delineate risk factors for mortality after ablation and suggest that clinical outcomes are comparable to those of surgical myectomy.

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Lifetime Cardiovascular Risk: The More Things Change . . .

Risk factors are less prevalent than in the past, but they are just as predictive of outcome.

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Discussion on CardioExchange: Are We Ready to Stop Treating Cholesterol Levels and Start Treating Risk?Free

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Preventing Readmissions: Should We Be Looking at the Hospital Exit or the Entrance?

Regional admission rates for congestive heart failure and pneumonia explain much of the variation in hospital readmission rates.

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New and Established Troponin Assays Are Highly Sensitive and Specific for AMIFree

Use of either type of assay can safely exclude or confirm AMI within 3 hours of emergency department admission.

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Bariatric Surgery Lowers Cardiovascular Risk

But indications and absolute benefit are still unclear.

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Does Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Lower 30-Day Mortality in Medical Inpatients?Free

In a randomized trial, enoxaparin failed to do so.

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Even Subclinical AF Is Associated with Stroke

In patients with pacemakers, asymptomatic AF is common and warrants increased vigilance.

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Discussion on CardioExchange: Coach Wants Me to Play. Will You Let Me, Doc?Free

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Self-Monitoring of Oral Anticoagulation: Safe and Effective

This approach has been slow to catch on in the U.S.

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Editor's Picks from across Journal Watch

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After CCTA: More Follow-Up Procedures, Higher Costs

Downstream data for coronary computed tomographic angiography were compared with those for stress testing.

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Statins Don't Lower Risk for Infections

A meta-analysis of 11 randomized trials showed no benefit.

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Got Heart Disease? Don't Be Depressed

Even in relatively young people, depression and suicidality can worsen outcomes from ischemic heart disease.

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Are Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cardiovascular Disease Linked?Free

Survey data in women showed a statistical association between HPV positivity and cardiovascular disease, but causality is unlikely. CME

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Journal Watch Cardiology summarizes important medical journal articles about a wide variety of cardiovascular subjects including angina, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, heart failure, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stents, stroke and ventricular fibrillation.

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Cardiology Editor-in-Chief

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Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
Harold H. Hines, Jr., Professor of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine

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