The pressure’s on to treat resistant hypertensionCauses of this common problem in primary care may include overlooked comorbidities or unrelated medications A new view of women’s cardiovascular risksUpdated guidelines consider long-term risk with wider focus beyond coronary artery disease CABG adds little to ischemic heart failure treatment Sensitive troponin assay improves MI detection Value of adiposity measures such as BMI questioned Managing heart failure on the front lines of care Family physicians are key players in helping patients to follow treatment plans and avoid hospitalization 2011 Canadian hypertension guidelines released Here's what’s new and key points that remain unchanged in the 2011 guidelines. Wrist offers better route to the heart Canadian-led study finds fewer access-site complications with wrist versus groin Safety of calcium supplements questioned over cardiac concerns Osteoporosis Canada responds to study with caution to assess women’s total intake before adding supplements Radial artery grafts beat veins for CABG Canadian trial gives cardiac surgeons another grafting option First Previous 74 75 76 77 78 Next Last
