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Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Lessons From Three Cases
April 4th 2011
The panel presented three challenging cases of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) (see Update on Diastolic Heart Failure). In an innovative twist, the panel solicited feedback from a standing-room-only audience through SmartPhone technology-attendees voted for their favored diagnostic approach, therapy, or final diagnosis, with voting results instantly integrated into the presenter’s Powerpoint display.
Update on Diastolic Heart Failure-and Implications for Primary Care
April 4th 2011
Diastolic heart failure (or HFPEF-heart failure with preserved ejection fraction) is characterized by inadequate myocardial relaxation and diastolic filling ("stiff ventricle"), with heart failure signs and symptoms despite normal ejection fraction. The most common cause is long-standing hypertension.
Elevated C-Reactive Protein Predicts Myocardial Deterioration
April 4th 2011
Systemic inflammation has been identified as a risk factor for the development of heart failure in population studies. In the 5-year prospective MESA study, researchers from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore recorded a baseline nonspecific marker of systemic inflammation, C-reactive protein (CRP).
Serial ProBNP Measurement: A Cutting-Edge Approach to Systolic Heart Failure
April 4th 2011
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston presented results from the PROTECT (ProBNP Outpatient Tailored Chronic Heart Failure) study. NT-proBNP (b-type natriuretic peptide) is a biomarker released from myocardial tissue in response to high levels of wall stretch and has been studied as a marker for decompensated systolic heart failure.
What’s in Store at ACC.11: Lecture on Global Health and Equality
March 15th 2011
Global humanitarian James Orbinski, MD, will deliver the Franz M. Groedel Presidential Plenary Lecture at this year's Scientific Showcase Session on Sunday, April 3.
Preparing for the “Tsunami of Older Adults”
April 28th 2010
Two of the numerous geriatrics offerings at this year’s ACP convention were part of a series entitled “Modifying Your Office Practice for the Tsunami of Older Adults.” This eminently apropos title was actually something of a theme for the convention as a whole. This year, only 3 clinical categories boasted more offerings than geriatrics. Clearly, primary care physicians are beginning to feel the impact of the baby boomers’ coming of age.
Vitamin D Deficiency: Hypothesis or Hype?
April 27th 2010
Michael F. Holick, MD, PhD, the Boston University professor of medicine and well-known “apostle of vitamin D,” attracted a standing-room-only crowd Friday for a presentation on his favorite topic. It was a performance that had the audience at rapt attention for a full hour-not just because of the celebrity of the speaker, but because of the extraordinarily clever and engaging nature of his presentation.
What Physicians Can Do to Reduce Inequity in Global Health
April 24th 2010
Early in his keynote address, James Orbinski, MD, Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto and one of the world’s leading scholars and scientists in global health, complimented the United States on the recent passage of its health care bill, a “seminal achievement” that he said brought the US “just a hair’s breadth away” from achieving universal health care.
Gut Flora: Their Role in Health and Disease
April 23rd 2010
Probiotics and prebiotics are now widely used by patients – and even present in many common foods.
What's in Store at Internal Medicine 2010
April 21st 2010
How will your practice manage the coming “tsunami” of older patients as the baby boomers enter their golden years?