Cerebrovascular Diseases

Guidelines recommend AF catheter ablation to help avoid use of oral anticoagulation. True or False? Answer this and 2 other queries on ablation.

Results of the BELIEF study presented at ESC 2015 suggest the adjunctive ablation procedure may enhance long-term rhythm control.

The first results from the largest ongoing international registry of newly diagnosed AF patients were long awaited, and worth the wait.

Results of a new study suggest that changes in cognitive function may reflect more global vascular damage and serve as a surrogate marker.

Is eating chocolate good for your patients’ health or bad? Savor these slides for a concise summary of this favorite food’s medicinal pros and cons.

A new analysis of the ALLHAT study finds greater morbidity among patients with visit-to-visit variation in systolic BP than among those with more consistent measures.

A multi-step inflammatory cascade appears to connect hyperglycemia and brain dysfunction.

It’s time to rethink aspirin; there’s optimism about the PCSK9 inhibitors; and new help for people with valvular heart disease. What else is new in cardiology?

No monitoring necessary; don't use them before electrical cardioversion; and count them out for periprocedural use during AF ablation. Really?

Stroke and TIA rates are down and fewer patients arrive by ambulance in national emergency department survey.