Practical Reviews

Heart Disease

Heart Disease

Evidence and Advice: Would Demonstrating Calcium Buildup in Patients’ Heart Wall Increase Statin Adherence?

Study from ACC meeting shows those undergoing CAC screening to be twice as adherent as those receiving PCERS screen

Evidence and Advice

Quick reads and recommendations

Heart Disease

Evidence and Advice: Meta-Analysis Concludes That PCSK9 Inhibitors Reduce the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism

Evolocumab reduced the risk of VTE, and this effect was more pronounced in patients with elevated baseline lipoprotein(a) levels Read More...

Heart Disease

Evidence and Advice: Would Demonstrating Calcium Buildup in Patients’ Heart Wall Increase Statin Adherence?

Study from ACC meeting shows those undergoing CAC screening to be twice as adherent as those receiving PCERS screen Read More...

Heart Disease

Evidence and Advice: Medicaid Expansion Is Proving Beneficial for Patients With Chronic Conditions, But Gaps Remain

As more enrollees seek care, keep in mind that they might have a backlog of required preventive care services. Here’s what to do...and not do. Read More...

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Guideline Summaries

What to do...and why

Heart Disease

Guideline Summary: COVID-19 Clinical Guidance (EXPIRED)

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Read More...

Heart Disease

Guideline Summary: 2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines (EXPIRED)

We provide essential recommendations, and our clinical advisor urges caution regarding several of the suggested diagnostic tests Read More...

Heart Disease

Guideline Summary: AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (EXPIRED)

Recommendation has been updated to include edoxaban, a new factor Xa inhibitor Read More...

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Clinical Briefs

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