A patient of mine, an intelligent, vivacious middle-aged woman who had undergone corrective surgery for a patent ductus arteriosus at age 28, recently told me that she had started taking
Early news reports of fatalities in China from coronavirus strongly implied that hypertension was an independent risk factor for severe disease and death. Bloomberg and many other seemingly reliable news
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
Because uncontrolled high blood pressure (hypertension) is a well-documented risk factor for stroke, heart attack, and heart failure I discuss it a lot on this site and with my patients.
When it comes to self-monitoring of blood pressure the best device (assuming equivalent accuracy) is the one that patients are most likely to use. The Omron Evolv has become that
(This post was updated 12/26/2022) The skeptical cardiologist has repeatedly laid out the case for utilizing coronary artery calcium score (CACS) to more precisely assess the risk of heart attack or
(Note. This post originally published 1/23/2018 and updated 4/3/2023) The skeptical cardiologist and many of his patients with hypertension have a decision to make: what should our BP goal be?
The FDA issued a press release July 13 announcing the voluntary recall of several drug products containing valsartan. Valsartan is a generic, commonly used member of the drug class of
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today