Warning: snark and cynicism ahead. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: what the world needs now is another cardiology journal. And so, as if they were reading my mind and the collective mind of the cardiology community, the AMA announced today the launch of a new journal, JAMA Cardiology. The editor-in-chief will…
Studies Suggest Most Widely Used Cardiac Imaging Technique Is Overused
July 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Echocardiography is a safe, noninvasive tool to image the heart without the use of radiation. For this reason it has become the most frequently used method to look at the heart for a wide variety of medical indications. Now two new studies suggest that, despite its popularity, transthoracic echocardiography is often not beneficial. One study…
Study Finds More Musculoskeletal Problems In People Who Take Statins
June 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
An observational study published in JAMA Internal Medicine provides new evidence suggesting that people who take statins are more likely to develop musculoskeletal problems. Ishak Mansi and colleagues analyzed data from 6,967 statin users and an equal number of propensity-matched nonusers who were active-duty soldiers, veterans and their families in the San Antonio Military Area. They found that…
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