Heartwire - Episode 149: Apixaban delay prompts "not-us!" chorus; tighter UK food policies could slash CV deaths; Echo vs nuclear for stress imaging after revascularization; NCDR registry: Many getting DES would do as well with BMS; ticagrelor tops prasug

Summary: For the week ending July 13, 2012 we discuss the following top cardiology news from heartwire: • Apixaban delay prompts "not-us!" chorus • Tighter UK food policies could slash CV deaths by 30 000 • Echo vs nuclear for stress imaging after revascularization • Many patients getting DES would do as well with bare-metal stents: NCDR registry • Ticagrelor tops prasugrel in pharmacodynamic study And also, in brief: • Spaced out? Weightless hearts in space change shape, function • Statins may cut cancer risk post-heart transplant • Hypertension prevalence in US stable, at 30% Join us for a comprehensive review of this week's most important cardiology news.