Background: Depression is considered an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease. Post-myocardial infarction (PMI) depression, is an increasingly recognized clinical entity with a prevalence of 10%. Compared with other ethnic groups, African Americans (AA) are more likely to be depressed and have higher coronary artery disease (CAD) burden. Few studies have evaluated the implications of […]

Background: Heparin‐induced‐thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a life‐threatening immunologic reaction that develops as a result of the formation of platelet‐activating antibodies that recognize platelet factor 4 and heparin complexes (PF4/heparin). Subsequent thrombocytopenia and thrombus formation can lead to life‐ or limb‐threatening complications. Commercially available enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) that detect PF4/heparin antibodies are used in most hospital settings […]