CardioCare Live

Could this impact your surgeries? Is patient disclosure needed? Physicians/Hospitals must disclose double-booking issues to patients.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/04/13/surgery/Jn7Lb0Hq3VUGeZGBgjiw0M/story.html

Something to think about ... pediatric cardiac surgery cases can lead to problems decades later, who takes care of the patients?

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Decades-after-pediatric-heart-surgery-new-7224790.php?t=b6a1b2c65f438d9cbb&cmpid=twitter-premium+via+%40HoustonChron

Decades after pediatric heart surgery, new problems emerging for many patients A former high school baseball star, the 35-year-old Houston man competed in mixed martial arts and could bench press 500 pounds. [...] three years ago, a cardiologist at Houston Methodist Hospital suggested he see an adult congenital heart defect specialist, who told him the repair surgeons made thr…

Statin alternative for those who can't use them.

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/146757/20160404/pcsk9-inhibitor-drug-evolocumab-offers-option-to-reduce-ldl-cholesterol-in-statin-intolerant-patients.htm

PCSK9 Inhibitor Drug Evolocumab Offers Option To Reduce LDL Cholesterol In Statin Intolerant... Statin intolerance is real, findings of a new study revealed. A new PCSK9 inhibitor drug was shown effective in reducing LDL cholesterol level in patients who suffer from side effects of statins.