Black on Cardiology

• Walking the Path to Health   Dr Henry Black speaks with cardiologist Paul Thompson on how the best exercise practices are often the simplest
  Medscape Cardiology, September 20, 2016
• SPRINTing to a Lower Blood Pressure Target Drs Black and Wright talk about the importance of the SPRINT trial and what we can learn from the newest data.
  Medscape Cardiology, August 15, 2016
• CV Triggers Are in the Very Air We Breathe   Drs Brook and Black discuss the health effects of air pollution, the majority of which are cardiovascular events.
  Medscape Cardiology, July 14, 2016
• We All Have Hearts -- Let's Help Them Work   Drs Black and Borer talk about the main issues in clinical cardiology and the need for prevention, more research, and new knowledge.
  Medscape Cardiology, June 09, 2016
• Hypertension in Elderly Patients: Treating the Individual   Drs Black and Materson discuss the special considerations required in prescribing antihypertensive drugs to elderly patients -- a far from homogenous group.
  Medscape Cardiology, May 10, 2016
• Taking Brain Health to Heart   Drs Black and Gorelick discuss the growing link between Alzheimer disease and cardiovascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure, and the importance of educating patients about prevention.
  Medscape Cardiology, April 11, 2016
• Tackling Hypertension With Pharmacists in Tow   Dr Barry Carter discusses a trial suggesting that pharmacists working in primary care offices can help with difficult hypertension cases, and the cost-effectiveness of bringing on a pharmacist.
  Medscape Cardiology, March 14, 2016
• Antiplatelet Therapy Review: From Aspirin to Ticagrelor   Dr Jeffrey Berger talks to Dr Henry Black about antiplatelet therapy -- who needs P2Y12 inhibitors and for how long, and what the latest thinking is on aspirin for primary prevention.
  Medscape Cardiology, February 16, 2016
• The Impact of Age in Hypertension Care   Dr Henry Black sits down with Dr Joseph Izzo to talk about how old is old when it comes to controlling blood pressure, and other controversies in the evaluation and treatment of hypertension.
  Medscape Cardiology, January 12, 2016
• The World According to the General Practitioner   Dr Henry Black and internist Dr Nicholas Fiebach talk about blood pressure after JNC 8 and SPRINT, cholesterol screening , and other issues facing generalists.
  Medscape Cardiology, December 21, 2015
• A General Cardiologist's Approach to Managing Hypertension   Dr Henry Black interviews Dr John Bisognano and discusses his approach to managing hypertension and treating resistant hypertension.
  Medscape Cardiology, November 23, 2015
• Dietary Supplement Concerns: Counsel, Don't Scold   Dr Cooper-DeHoff explains the risks of adulteration and drug-supplement interactions, and advises physicians to counsel rather than scold patients on their use of botanicals.
  Medscape Cardiology, October 05, 2015
• SPRINT Hypertension Trial: Preliminary Results Discussed   Henry Black interviews William Cushman about the SPRINT hypertension trial which showed that reducing BP to 120 mm Hg prevented more deaths and CVD events than treating patients to current targets.
  Medscape Cardiology, September 18, 2015
• Heart Disease: What's Bad for the Goose Is Bad for the Gander   Dr Black interviews Dr Martha Gulati on why clinicians need to consider cardiovascular disease in their female patients, and the similarities and differences in CVD between men and women.
  Medscape Cardiology, September 14, 2015
• Preventive Cardiology: Past Reflections, Future Predictions   Drs Black and Weintraub review the advances in cardiology over the years, the statin backlash, and the new PCSK9 inhibitor lipid-lowering drugs.
  Medscape Cardiology, August 19, 2015
• BP Targets in Patients With CAD: Is 140/90 Good Enough?   Dr Black discusses the ACC/AHA/ASH guidelines on the treatment of hypertension in patients with CAD with the guideline chair, Dr Rosendorff.
  Medscape Cardiology, August 03, 2015
• Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: When Should It Be Used?   Dr Henry Black speaks with Dr William White, an expert in the use of 24-hour blood pressure measurement, about when it is appropriate to use this method.
  Medscape Cardiology, July 15, 2015
• Pharmaphobia Author: Industry Relations Spur Innovation   Dr Henry Black interviews Dr Thomas Stossel about his book, 'Pharmaphobia,' deriding critics of physician collaboration with industry.
  Medscape Cardiology, May 28, 2015
• Central Blood Pressure Measurement: Any Added Value?   Noninvasive techniques allow measurement of central blood pressure, but are clinicians (and payers) ready for it?
  Medscape Cardiology, May 06, 2015
• Bad News: Medical Misinformation and the Ethics of TV Docs   Henry Black and George Lundberg on combating the misinformation in consumer medical news, the ethics of the physician as entertainer, and other ills that plague medical reporting.
  Medscape Cardiology, April 08, 2015