Article of the Week

ARTICLE: A Role for Actin Flexibility in Thin Filament-Mediated Contractile Regulation and Myopathy AUTHORS: Meera C Viswanathan, William Schmidt, Peter Franz, Michael J Rynkiewicz, Christopher S Newhard, Aditi Madan, William Lehman, Douglas… Read More »A Role for Actin Flexibility in Thin Filament-Mediated Contractile Regulation and Myopathy

ARTICLE: Obesity could shift severe COVID-19 disease to younger ages Obesity could shift severe COVID-19 disease to younger ages AUTHORS: David A Kass, Priya Duggal, Oscar Cingolani… Read More »Obesity could shift severe COVID-19 disease to younger ages

ARTICLE: Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the Era of the Coronavirus Pandemic AUTHORS: Eamon Y. Duffy, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica and Erin D. Michos JOURNAL:… Read More »Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the Era of the Coronavirus Pandemic

ARTICLE: Feasibility of blood testing combined with PET-CT to screen for cancer and guide intervention AUTHORS: Anne Marie Lennon, Adam H. Buchanan, Isaac Kinde, Andrew… Read More »Feasibility of blood testing combined with PET-CT to screen for cancer and guide intervention

ARTICLE: Kidney diseases in the time of COVID-19: major challenges to patient care AUTHORS: Hamid Rabb JOURNAL: J Clin Invest. 2020 Apr 6. pii: 138871. doi:… Read More »Kidney diseases in the time of COVID-19: major challenges to patient care

ARTICLE: Dual Versus Triple Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis AUTHORS: Safi U. Khan, Mohammed Osman, Muhammad U. Khan,… Read More »Dual Versus Triple Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

ARTICLE: Women Training in Cardiology and Its Subspecialties in the United States  AUTHORS: Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Samar Mahmood, Safi U. Khan, Kaneez Fatima, Faisal Khosa,… Read More »Women Training in Cardiology and Its Subspecialties in the United States

ARTICLE: Recent trends in the incidence and survival of Stage 1A Pancreatic Cancer: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results analysis AUTHORS: Amanda L Blackford, Marcia Irene Canto, Alison P Klein, Ralph H… Read More »Recent trends in the incidence and survival of Stage 1A Pancreatic Cancer: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results analysis

ARTICLE: Risk Factor Modification Reduces Atrial Fibrillation AUTHORS: Thomas M. Das, Rachit M. Vakil, Roger S. Blumenthal JOURNAL: Circulation. 2020 Mar 9. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000748. Atrial… Read More »Risk Factor Modification Reduces Atrial Fibrillation