Revisiting Who Should Take Aspirin
This is my 2018 post updating guidance on aspirin usage in light of the ASPREE trial. It includes a detailed look at the study and was inadvertently deleted as I
October 13, 2021 26 Comments
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Should You Participate In The Apple Watch Heartline Study?
Apple and Johnson and Johnson are collaborating on an interesting research study which aims to analyze the impact of an app-based heart health program with Apple Watch on the early
March 4, 2020 14 Comments
Omron Complete Consolidates and Simplifies Home ECG and Blood Pressure Monitoring
The skeptical cardiologist has been testing out a unique and ingenious device which allows the simultaneous measurement of two key cardiovascular parameters: blood pressure and heart rhythm. Omron partnered with
February 23, 2020 6 Comments
Blood Thinners (Oral Anticoagulants) For Atrial Fibrillation: Who Should Take Them and Which One To Take
The most serious adverse consequence of having atrial fibrillation is stroke. Since we have safe and effective ways of preventing afib-related stroke with oral anticoagulant drugs (blood thinners), a major
November 29, 2017 19 Comments
Does Eating Saturated Fat Lower Your Risk of Stroke and Dying?: Humility and Conscience in Nutritional Guidelines
A study presented at the European Society of Cardiology meetings in Barcelona and simultaneously published in The Lancet earlier this month caught the attention of many of my readers. Media
September 22, 2017 5 Comments
Stroke Risk Estimation in Atrial Fibrillation: Please Give Me Lip!
The best way we have of estimating a patient’s risk of stroke if they have atrial fibrillation (AF) is by the CHA2DS2-VASc scale. This scale take the factors we know
April 26, 2015 1 Comment
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today
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