And now it s likely to be written off as Pump Head. A new study shows that cognitive impairment can occur after bypass surgery. Coronary artery radiation revisited We revisit coronary artery radiation therapy in view of recent publicity The Batista Procedure Recent data suggests this promising procedure for treating cardiomyopathy is not what it has been cracked up to be. If they think it's such a good idea, let them do it. Radiation therapy for coronary artery disease This recently approved treatment is promising, but potentially hazardous.
New data refutes the effectiveness of a promising new therapy.
A recent analysis suggests that calcium blockers increase heart attacks and heart failure in patients with hypertension. And the medical community has erupted in fireworks. Beta blockers are good for heart failure Beta blockers significantly reduce mortality in patients with heart failure. But many doctors, trained in the era when beta blockers were considered dangerous in these patients, haven't yet gotten the message. We examine this question, learn some general truths about medical tests, and along the way discover one of cardiology's Dirty Little Secrets.