Cardiology

Wrist beats groin
Calcium can kill

Two recent studies warn of the dangers of excessive intake
Marriage is good for the heart

Cohabiting linked with better prognosis before and after hospitalization
Updated Canadian guidelines for managing hypertension

Annual guidelines outline recommendations for the diagnosis and assessment of hypertension.
Updated Canadian guidelines for managing dyslipidemia

Update replaces previous version published in 2009.
ASA eye risk overblown

Recent findings are ‘hypothesis-generating’ and shouldn’t change practice
Room for better diabetes care

Few patients with type 2 disease and elevated cardiac risk achieve treatment goals
Updated Canadian guidelines for acute and chronic heart failure

Guidelines review the diagnosis of acute heart failure, based on symptoms, laboratory tests and investigations, and a validated diagnostic scoring system.

Atherosclerosis begins at birth