In this video blog, Jeffrey Berns, MD, of UPenn School of Medicine, discusses a study which looks at the large number of pills that dialysis patients must take. Medscape Nephrology
Both cardiovascular and all-cause mortality were increased in individuals with low levels of vitamin D in a new prospective cohort study. Medscape Medical News
Late lumen loss at one year, the primary end point, was equivalent between the Cypher and Taxus stent at one year among patients with restenosis after initial treatment with the Cypher stent. Heartwire
Patients with AF implanted with the left atrial appendage occluder in the earlier PROTECT-AF trial took warfarin the first six weeks; but in warfarin-contraindicated patients, Watchman still protects against stroke, suggests an observational study. Heartwire
