Desert Cardiology

Coronary Calcium Better than CRP to Stratify Risk

Among asymptomatic individuals with normal LDL cholesterol levels and elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), measuring the burden [...]

Second chance at life

Doctors, nurses and the medical staff at Oro Valley Hospital are being credited for giving Mark Rusin a second chance at life. [...]

Our Greatest Current Epidemic

What am I referring to? Cancer? Heart attacks? AIDS? Ebola Virus? No, no, no, and NO. Obesity—that’s what our most serious epidemic is . . . right now and for  (read more...)

Overweight 2-year-olds showing signs of major health problems

Diabetes, high blood pressure, liver disease and sleep apnea are just some of the conditions overweight kids are facing. [...]

Pacemaker lets Rebekah Whitfield play soccer

The most extraordinary part of Rebekah Whitfield’s days are how very ordinary they are now. Like many of her classmates, she is busy [...]

Obstructive CAD Detection Rates Vary Between

Significant interhospital variation exists in the rate of detection of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients undergoing elective [...]

Increased risk of coronary heart disease among women smokers compared with men

A large meta-analysis suggests that the harmful effects of tobacco smoking affect men and women differently. In a study of more than two million [...]

Sleep Apnea Returns Rapidly When CPAP Stopped

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its associated complications recurred rapidly after discontinuation of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) [...]

Please Take Your Medicines

Patients who fail to take their medications as prescribed cause 10% of hospital admissions [...]

AHA: Preventing Heart Disease Cost-Effective

Interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease are not only effective, but they're cost-effective[...]