Hypertension: Should we ablate all hypertensives? Contra

Should we all be vegetarians?

Good science? We should all be asking

Objectivity is a central tenet of the scientific process. That is, in order for science to be a successful tool for understanding the nature of reality it must be free from bias. This idea is so core to science that cases of explicit bias (e.g., data fabrication and false reporting of results) are both mystifying and sensational. In principle and (we hope) in practice, instances of bias can be ...

How should we treat portopulmonary hypertension?

T he development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in the setting of advanced liver disease (portopulmonary hypertension (POPH)) has certainly captured the attention of all liver transplant centres, but why? For patients with moderate-to-severe POPH (mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) .35 mmHg and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) .400 dyne?s?cm-5), the risk of intra-operative death and p...

Hypertension and children: should we be aware?

Hypertension and Children Should We Be Aware? To the Editor: We read with interest the article of Rosner et al1 about trends of high blood pressure in children. The results of this study are of great concern. Thus, this study showed that between 1988–1994 and 1999–2008, the prevalence of hypertension in children aged 8 to 17 years increased from 15.8% to 19.2% (P=0.057) in boys and from 8.2% to...

Can we ablate permanent atrial fibrillation?

There is growing evidence of the benefit of ablation in the treatment of drug refractory atrial fibrillation.