Reports
The following list of reports reflects the latest in findings and outcomes in medical research as presented at major medical meetings and published peer-reviewed medical journals. In this section you can view reports from important congresses as well as summaries of some recently published journal articles. Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest you would like to see covered.
PRIORITY PRESS - 18th United European Gastroenterology Week
Adjusting Therapy In Crohn’s Disease
Barcelona, Spain / October 23-27, 2010
Barcelona - United European Gastroenterology Week is one of the most highly anticipated conferences in the continent. This year’s UEGW brought together clinicians and researchers in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and...
PRIORITY PRESS - Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010
Towards Long-term ACS Risk Management: Improving Clarity in Upfront Antiplatelet Therapies
Montreal, Quebec / October 23-27, 2010
Montreal - Recent trials demonstrate that dual antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and ASA is no longer the most effective upfront strategy for reducing major adverse cardiac events in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. This thinking...
PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVE - Based on presentations from the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010
New CCS Guidelines on the pharmacological management of Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical Implications for General Practice
Montreal, Quebec / October 23-27, 2010
INTRODUCTION The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) last published guidelines on the detection and management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in 2004. Since then, specialists have come to appreciate that most AF is an expression of...
PRIORITY PRESS - Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010
Treatment of Mild-to-Moderate Heart Failure Evolving with RAAS Inhibition
Montreal, Quebec / October 23-27, 2010
Montreal - A major multinational study may redefine the optimal agent combination for mild-to-moderate heart failure (HF) when results are released at the 2010 American Heart Association (AHA) meeting. This speculation, made by several...
PRIORITY PRESS - Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010
Accurate CV Risk Stratification to Ensure Adequate Statin Treatment
Montreal, Quebec / October 23-27, 2010
Montreal - Whether in primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) events, physicians, including specialists, are not lowering blood lipid levels sufficiently, according to data presented here at the CCC. One obstacle appears to...
PRIORITY PRESS - Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: A New Era in Anticoagulation
Montreal, Quebec / October 23-27, 2010
Montreal - Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been called the “epidemic” of the new millennium as its prevalence increases dramatically with age. Attributable stroke risk in the setting of AF is also age-dependent and the need for anticoagulation...
PRIORITY PRESS - 18th United European Gastroenterology Week
Defining the Role of Proton Pump Inhibition in Various Clinical Settings
Barcelona, Spain / October 23-27, 2010
Barcelona - Successful eradication of Helicobacter pylori has been shown to decrease the risk of H. pylori-related gastric cancer; however, the interchangeability of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) has been challenged within triple therapy...
PRIORITY PRESS - Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010
First CCS Position Statement on Smoking Cessation: Implementation of an Evidence-based Systematic Approach
Montreal, Quebec / October 23-27, 2010
Montreal - The new and first position statement on smoking cessation by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) was delivered with some urgency. Experts here implied that physicians have yet to sufficiently prioritize smoking...
PRIORITY PRESS - 18th United European Gastroenterology Week
Progress in Defining Which Ulcerative Colitis Patients Are Candidates for Biologics
Barcelona, Spain / October 23-27, 2010
Barcelona - The indications for stepping up therapy in ulcerative colitis in order to avoid long-term complications are being reassessed. The significant complications faced by patients with moderate or moderate-to-severe disease who fail...