Cardiology

Two innovative assays that can shorten the time required to diagnose life-threatening heart attacks have been licensed for sale by Health Canada.

Insurance coverage for weight loss surgeries should be expanded for appropriate patients

C-CHANGE guideline combines recommendations from nine Canadian cardiovascular-related guidelines to meet primary care needs

But short-term use is not associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular or renal complications

About one-quarter of Canadian adults have hypertension. Appropriate measurement of blood pressure (BP) is imperative to identify hypertension and monitor the efficacy and safety of antihypertensive therapy.