Patients with anxiety and depression are more likely to experience physical decline, but more research is needed to determine a causal relationship. Medscape Medical News
Patients with a high ankle-brachial index have a higher risk for foot ulcers, neuropathy, and cardiovascular disease and lower scores on physical functioning quality-of-life domains. Medscape Medical News
Authors detail how a semi-quantitative angiographic score helps to prospectively characterize the disease complexity of the coronary vasculature. American Heart Journal
Medication nonadherence due to cost is on the rise in the United States, and researchers say there is no evidence Medicare Part D is solving the problem. Medscape Medical News
Lifetime nonsmokers and those who quit before or after a first acute myocardial infarction have lower mortality rates than current smokers. Medscape Medical News
