An observational analysis of a randomized trial found that adults who had higher variability in their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol had lower cognitive test performances regardless of their mean LDL cholesterol levels.

Behind-the-scenes contributions from nursing are helping make TAVR a success story. Recognition of their value also is raising nursing’s profile in the cardiovascular community.

Challenges is a word we hear all too often in healthcare. In this issue, challenge unites our articles.

An analysis of non-intensive care unit patients at the Cleveland Clinic and three regional hospitals found that using standardized cardiac telemetry with an off-site central monitoring unit helped detect rate and rhythm changes in 79 percent of patients within an hour of an emergency response team activation.

Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes announced the company had developed a blood-testing device that is not yet FDA-approved that she said can run tests from a finger prick, the Wall Street Journal reports. Holmes, who spoke on August 1 at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, did not discuss her company’s recent issues with the federal government.

Cardiovascular information technology analytics offer opportunities to improve care, reduce costs and deliver better healthcare experiences for patients. 

More than half of respondents to a recent survey said they used dietary and/or herbal supplements rather than prescription medications to treat hypercholesterolemia.

Medicare’s decision to get “deadly serious” about interoperability is an invitation for cardiologists to work with their medical societies, vendors and office staff.