Cardiology
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Inpatient mortality down for high-volume conditions
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NICE recommends rivaroxaban for acute coronary syndrome
Rivaroxaban is recommended in combination with aspirin plus clopidogrel or aspirin alone for prevention of atherothrombotic events in people who...
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Emergency Ultrasound: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
The authors demonstrate the efficacy of bedside ultrasound in detecting abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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Home VTE treatment with rivaroxaban safe and effective
Key clinical point: Home treatment with rivaroxaban for patients with a low-risk first deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is safe and...
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Dicloxacillin may cut INR levels in warfarin users
The antibiotic dicloxacillin appears to markedly decrease INR levels in patients taking warfarin.
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In PCI, switching clopidogrel nonresponders to prasugrel halved 2-year cardiac mortality
Switch clopidogrel nonresponders undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention to prasugrel to cut their 2-year cardiac mortality risk in half.
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SVS: Don’t let TPA delay urgent carotid interventions for mild and moderate strokes
Tissue plasminogen activator may not contraindicate urgent carotid endarterectomies or stenting.
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Severe anaphylaxis in children predicts biphasic reactions
Children who present with a severe anaphylactic reaction are two to three times more likely to develop a second delayed, or late-phase, reaction...
Conference Coverage
High VTE recurrence risk persists for at least 3 years
The risk of recurrence following an initial episode of venous thromboembolism is highest in the first 3 months, but remains high for up to 3 years...
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Extended warfarin delays return of unprovoked pulmonary embolism
Key clinical point: Eighteen additional months of warfarin therapy delays the recurrence of unprovoked pulmonary embolism. Major finding: During...
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Pediatric PH a growing burden, national study finds
Between 1997 and 2006, the proportion of hospitalizations in the United States for pediatric pulmonary hypertension doubled, from 1 in 1,000...