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Volume 17 • Number 9 SEPTEMBER 2014
Carl J. Pepine, MD, Chief Medical Editor
COVER STORY
Image: Shawn Rocco, Duke Medicine
Transradial approach to PCI, diagnostic angiography brings favorable costs, improved quality of life
Sunil V. Rao, MD, FSCAI, FACC, from Duke University Medical Center, discusses the cost effectiveness of transradial artery access.
For years, the United States has lagged behind the rest of the developed world in using the transradial approach for PCI or diagnostic angiography. However, with mounting evidence that the transradial approach is more cost effective and produces better quality-of-life outcomes compared with the transfemoral approach, that gap is beginning to narrow. Studies to date have not demonstrated any difference in mortality or other major CV outcomes between the two methods. But, in an era where there is extreme pressure to reduce health care costs and hasten patient recovery, the US interventional cardiology community is in the midst of a shift toward the transradial approach. A report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry’s CathPCI Registry released in 2013 revealed that use of the transradial approach for PCI in the United States increased from 2.9% in 2009 to 10.9% in 2011. Experts estimate that the figure is now approximately 20%, and much higher at certain centers. Referral patterns are also changing, experts said. Although cardiologists need not feel obligated to refer every Cover Story continues on page 12
CHD AND PREVENTION
HF AND TRANSPLANTATION All HF and Transplantation articles continue on page 22
Providers reluctant to discuss end-of-life care with HF patients Only 12% of health care providers surveyed reported having annual discussions about end-oflife care with patients with HF and their families, according to data presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Scientific Sessions. Shannon Dunlay, MD, MS, a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and colleagues presented results of an online survey with responses End-of-life care continues on page 22
VASCULAR MEDICINE
Running, no matter how fast or how long, was associated with a 45% lower risk for CV mortality and a 30% lower risk for all-cause mortality, researchers reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Further, the mortality benefits were the same in runners who ran less than 1 hour per week as in those who ran more than 3 hours per week. “Since time is one of the strongest barriers to participate in physical activity, the study may motivate more people to start running and continue to run as an attainable health goal for mortality benefits,” Duck-chul Lee, PhD, from the department of kinesiology at the College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University, said in a press release. “Running may be a better exercise option than more moderate-intensity exercises for healthy but sedentary people since it produces similar, if not greater,
CHINA-PEACE China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events Retrospective Study of Acute MI Design: Patients: Centers: Country:
retrospective, random sample 13,815 175 China RESULTS: See page 14
IN THE JOURNALS
mortality benefits in 5 to 10 minutes compared to the 15 to 20 minutes per day of moderate-intensity activity that many find too time-consuming.” The researchers analyzed participants of the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (n=55,137; mean age, 44 years; 26% women) who received at least one extensive medical examination between 1974 and 2002 and had no history of MI, stroke or cancer at baseline. Participants were questioned about duration, distance, speed and frequency of running and were classified into nonrunners and five quintiles of runners. They were followed for mortality through date of death or Dec. 31, 2003. Overall, there were 3,413 all-cause deaths and 1,217 CVD deaths during the study period.
All In the Journals articles start on page 33
Beta-blockers most effective in patients with recent MI For patients with new-onset CHD, use of betablockers was associated with lower risk for cardiac events only in patients with a recent MI. Researchers studied electronic health records from Kaiser Permanente Northern California between 2000 and 2008 to identify patients discharged after a first CHD event (ACS or coronary revascularization) who did not use beta-blockers in the year before admission (n=26,793). Of those patients, 19,843 initiated beta-blocker Beta-blockers continues on page 34
Running continues on page 26
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
FDA NEWS
INTERVENTION
Culturally tailored heart care recommended for Hispanic patients
FDA issues consumer warning about BP kiosks
Rebel bare-metal stent system approved for treatment of CAD
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Running, regardless of speed or duration, reduced risk for CV death
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EDITORIAL 1. General Editorial Direction: Cardiology Today delivers the most up-to-date news in the field of cardiac medicine. The newspaper provides timely coverage of scientific meetings and events, with special emphasis on coronary heart disease, electrophysiology and arrhythmias, interventional cardiology including catheterization, myocardial disorders and cardiovascular pharmacology. In addition, the newspaper provides news about the latest legislative and regulatory developments affecting the practice of cardiology. 2. Average Issue Projection: a) Average Number of Articles per Issue: 30 b) Average Article Length: 21 inches c) Editorial Sections: • News Articles • Cover Story • Device of the Month • Commentary • In the Journals • Meetings and Courses 3. Origin of Editorial: a) Staff Written: 85% b) Solicited: 10% c) Submitted: 5% d) Articles from Meetings: 75% e) Peer Review: No.
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1. Requirements for Advertising Acceptance: Advertisements for professional and non-professional products or services are accepted provided they are in harmony with the policy of service to the healthcare profession and subject to Publisher’s approval. Non-professional product and service advertisers must submit ad copy 2 weeks prior to closing date. 2. New Product Releases: Yes 3. Editorial Research: Yes 4. Ad Format and Placement Policy: a) Format: Within articles b) Are ads rotated? Yes 5. Ad/Edit Information: 50/50 Ad/Edit Ratio 6. Value-Added Services: a) Bonus Convention Distribution b) Other: Advertiser Index 7. Online Sponsorship Opportunities: Contact your sales representative or visit healio.com/cardiology for more information. 8. Additional Advertising Opportunities: a) BRC inserts: See 5b, under Insert Information on page 11 for specifications. b) Split-run advertising. Contact publisher for information. 9. Reprints: Yes, email:
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