Cardiology
- Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia in a female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
Evaluation of a patient presenting with worsening swelling of the lips and legs, decreased oral intake, intermittent pleuritic chest pain, and exertional dyspnea.
- Anaphylaxis: Highlights from the practice parameter update
The update addresses diagnostic criteria, treatment options, prevention of recurrences, and patient education on avoiding triggers and using self-injectable epinephrine.
- Anaphylaxis: Expanding our perspective
Anaphylaxis is not always the extreme scenario we learned about in medical school. There is a range of far milder allergic infusion reactions that are nonetheless anaphylaxis.
- Clinical impact of 2020 American Heart Association statement on menopause and cardiovascular disease risk
The statement supports the notion that the transition of menopause itself leads to increased cardiovascular risk and mortality.
- Evaluation and management of orthostatic hypotension: Limited data, limitless opportunity
Orthostatic hypotension is common and can have serious consequences. The author offers a systematic approach to evaluation and management.
- Cardiac considerations in liver transplantation
Today’s transplant patients are older and more likely to have cardiac comorbidities, and effects of advanced liver disease on the circulatory system pose challenges in perioperative management.
- SGLT-2 inhibitors are potential game-changers (for more than diabetes)
Data from large clinical trials and improved understanding of the biologic effects of these drugs are changing expectations for the clinical course in patients with diabetes, as well as chronic kidney disease and heart failure.
- SGLT-2 inhibitors in heart failure: Time for broader eligibility and earlier initiation
SGLT-2 inhibitors remain vastly underused in clinical practice despite their broad cardiorenal benefits.
- Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: Principles of management
Once thought to be rare, it is increasingly recognized as a common cause of acute coronary syndrome, particularly in young women.
- Should my older adult patients take aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?
For patients age 70 and older, recent evidence shows that the harms outweigh the benefits.