Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, within the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, receives prestigious designation from the American Heart Association.
AHA 2018 Essentials: Dr. Steve Nissen on What Mattered Most (Video)
The veteran cardiologist reflects on the meeting’s biggest developments: the new cholesterol guideline, the VITAL trial of vitamin D, the REDUCE-IT controversy and a strikingly potent therapy for lowering Lp(a).
Beyond the Binary in Atrial Fibrillation: AHA Statement Calls for Focus on AF Burden
Understanding of atrial fibrillation (AF) risk factors and complications is based largely on studies that haven’t assessed AF burden. Our expert explains why that needs to change.
AHA Scientific Statement Places the ‘Forgotten Ventricle’ at Center Stage
Interest in right-sided heart failure is on the upswing, but no formal statement has considered all major topics relevant to this syndrome. A new document from the AHA changes that.
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How Mobile Stroke Units Take Prehospital Evaluation to a New Level (Video)
A Cleveland Clinic study presented at the 2018 International Stroke Conference suggests these units may help bypass interhospital transfers for patients requiring thrombectomy.
Comprehensive Vs. Primary Stroke Centers: Is There a Quality Difference?
The answer is yes, according to a new national database analysis, but the differences are limited and fairly focused on promptness of reperfusion therapy.
Nurse Researcher Studies Link Between Pharmacotherapy Choices and Mortality in Heart Failure Patients
Cleveland Clinic ACNO participates in a collaborative study to ascertain the association between initial pharmacological therapy and mortality in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction.
New Hypertension Guidelines: How to Approach Your Patients
Instead of one in three U.S. adults having hypertension, nearly one in two will now be classified as having hypertension. Accurate measurements in and out of the office are key. Lifestyle changes are getting major emphasis.
Cleveland Clinic’s Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD, Named a 2017 AHA Distinguished Scientist
The physician-scientist draws the American Heart Association’s highest scientific honor for decades of pioneering research in multiple areas.
Off-Site Cardiac Telemetry Monitoring Honored for Care Delivery Innovation (Video)
This video gives a glimpse of how a distance health approach designed to overcome alarm fatigue represents an exciting new paradigm in cardiac telemetry monitoring.