Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. health care sector contributes 8% to 10% of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The harmful effects of GHG on overall public health as well as cardiovascular diseases are well documented and have been studied extensively. What do we know about cardiac interventions and their effect on...
Jun 27, 2023
The 2023 Appropriate Use Criteria for Chronic Coronary Disease are easier to navigate and less complex than prior versions. The AUC offer clinicians and patients updated clinical guidance on which tests are warranted and also when testing can be deferred.
In this interview, David E. Winchester MD, MS, FACC, and...
Jun 20, 2023
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly prevalent in persons with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Patients with T2D and CKD are at high cardiovascular risk. To diagnose CKD and assess risk requires measuring and monitoring kidney function by both estimated globmerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin (proteinuria) in...
Jun 13, 2023
Shortness of breath may be due to many varied causes of which cardiac causes are important to be identified. Despite good contractile function, the heart may fail to pump properly due to impaired filling pressure leading to shortness of breath
In this interview, Abdullah Al Shafi Majumder, MD, FACC, FRCP, FESC, FASE,...
Jun 6, 2023
Patients will learn more about symptoms or signs that are concerning for heart dysfunction in pulmonary hypertension. Providers will hear the authors associate hemodynamic derangements with signs and symptoms in RV dysfunction with PH.
In this interview, Jessica Huston MD, FACC, and Alison L. Bailey MD, FACC...