Cardiology

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• Serum D-Dimer and Aortic Dissection Rapid and accurate detection of aortic dissection is critical to managing patients with chest pain or suspected ACS in the ED. Are serum D-dimer levels a safe and effective measure to "rule out" AD?
  Emergency Medicine Management, August 2008
• Does Switching Statins Increase the Risk for Adverse Events? Patients on statin therapy sometimes must switch from one statin to another. Does that increase the risk of developing an adverse reaction?
  Pharmacotherapy, July 2008
• What Is the Value of "Baseline Coagulation" Studies in Patients Starting Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin and Warfarin Therapy? Dr. Robert Glatter discusses the role of baseline coagulation studies in patients beginning low-molecular-weight heparin and warfarin therapy.
  Emergency Medicine Management, June 2008
• Should Anticoagulants Be Discontinued Before a Bronchoscopy? In patients on chronic anticoagulation because of atrial fibrillation, should the anticoagulant therapy be discontinued before undergoing a bronchoscopic procedure with biopsy?
  Pharmacotherapy, June 2008
• Can Patients With Liver Cirrhosis Take Warfarin? Can patients with liver cirrhosis who already have a prolonged INR receive warfarin therapy if needed for other indications? If so, how do we assess anticoagulant activity?
  Pharmacotherapy, May 2008
• Minimizing Risks During Right Heart Catheterization in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension How often are there complications during RHC, and how can you minimize the risks?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, April 2008
• Triglyceride Reduction Below 150 mg/dL Dr. Michael Miller addresses a question about lowering serum triglyceride levels below 150 mg/dL.
  Triglycerides in Cardiovascular Disease, March 2008
• Anticoagulants, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, and Scleroderma Is the PAH that is associated with scleroderma the same as IPAH, and is anticoagulation a useful therapy?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, March 2008
• The Role of Statins in Treating Pulmonary Hypertension Can statins be used to treat PH?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, February 2008
• Should Patients With Asthma Receive Beta-Blockers for Heart Problems? Given the risk for bronchospasm associated with beta-blockers, should patients with asthma be taking these medications?
  Pharmacotherapy, January 2008
• Anticoagulation Therapy, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Connective Tissue Disease Should anticoagulation therapy be used in patients with pulmonary hypertension and connective tissue disease?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, November 2007
• Declaring Treatment Failure in PAH How long should we wait before declaring a patient's failure to respond to a new PAH therapy?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, October 2007
• Steroid Use for PAH in Scleroderma A reader asks about the use of steroids for treating PAH associated with scleroderma.
  Pulmonary Hypertension, October 2007
• Which Statin Is Right for My Patient? For the dyslipidemic patient, when should one statin be used preferentially over the other?
  Pharmacotherapy, August 2007
• Metoprolol vs Propranolol for Unstable Angina After deep vein thrombosis and a pulmonary embolism develop in a patient with unstable angina, her doctor changes her beta-blocker medication. Is the switch appropriate?
  Pharmacotherapy, August 2007
• What Is the Target Hemoglobin Concentration for the Chronic Kidney Disease Patient With Heart Disease? At one level, it would seem reasonable to strive for greater oxygen delivery to tissues by targeting a higher hemoglobin level.
  Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease, August 2007
• Sildenafil Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension A reader asks about the use of sildenafil therapy for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
  Pulmonary Hypertension, August 2007
• Furosemide Resistance in Heart Failure Patients Is there a protocol for administering high-dose furosemide with hypertonic saline solution to overcome diuretic resistance in heart failure patients?
  Pharmacotherapy, August 2007
• Calcium Channel Blockers and Pulmonary Hypertension Why do we use CCBs for treating PH?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, August 2007
• Echocardiography and Pulmonary Hypertension If a patient is symptomatic of pulmonary hypertension but their echocardiogram is normal, should you still do a cardiac catheter?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, July 2007

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