Cardiology
- Can a shared decision be wrong if made for the ‘right’ reasons?
Providing information alone is not enough; we need to understand the patient’s biases, fears, and priorities.
- Hypothermia and severe first-degree heart block
A 96-year-old woman with hypertension, diabetes, and dementia was found unresponsive and was transferred to the hospital.
- Do cardiac risk stratification indexes accurately estimate perioperative risk in noncardiac surgery patients?
Neither of the 2 indexes most often used is completely accurate, and neither is better than the other.
- Preventing cardiovascular disease in older adults: One size does not fit all
The balance of risk and benefit may differ considerably for 2 patients of the same age if one is fi t and the other is frail.
- Frailty and cardiovascular disease: A two-way street?
Frailty may be both a cause and a consequence of cardiovascular disease.
Detecting and managing device leads inadvertently placed in the left ventricleHow it happens, how to prevent it, how to detect and correct it immediately, and how to manage cases discovered long after.
- Toward understanding chronic kidney disease in African Americans
African Americans respond differently to some treatments than the white male patients who participated in the clinical trials.
- Can effective obesity counseling fit into the 20-minute appointment?
Information from a previsit questionnaire lays the foundation for effective and reimbursable counseling and interventions.
- Obesity counseling: Beyond ‘eat less, move more’
Not all cancers are treated the same, and not all patients with diabetes are treated the same. The same should go for patients with obesity.
- 2017 Update in perioperative medicine: 6 questions answered
Topics: cardiac risk assessment, surgery after percutaneous intervention, statins, sleep apnea, bridging anticoagulation, and frailty.