Recent Advances in Cardiology

Specialists in various areas of cardiology summarize the current literature for fellow cardiologists and for readers in neighboring disciplines and professions. The topics include oral anticoagulation for preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation, cardiac screening for athletes, clinical and genetic aspects of Brugada syndrome, clinical approaches to managing cardiovascular benefit-risk factors, the current status of cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure, and recent advances in cardiac implantable electronic devices. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)