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FAVOR III China: QFR-guided PCI shows advantage over angiography
Results from sham-controlled study strengthen support for using physiology to guide percutaneous coronary interventions, but external validation...
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FFR-guided PCI falls short vs. surgery in multivessel disease: FAME 3
PCI guided by FFR assessment may have yielded better outcomes in patients with less complex coronary anatomy, researchers say; others doubt the...
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SUGAR trial finds superior stent for those with diabetes and CAD
In noninferiority trial, the Cre8 EVO stent was associated with fewer target lesion failures than the Resolute Onyx at 1 year in the setting of...
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Droperidol/midazolam combo curbs agitation in ED patients
A combination of haloperidol and lorazepam has been widely used to curb agitation in these patients, but droperidol and midazolam could be more...
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Patients given NSAIDs over antiemetics for headaches spend less time in the ED
Treatment with oral drugs only was associated with an 11% reduction of length of stay, compared with treatment with parenteral medication only.
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Real-world data favor invasive strategy for NSTEMI with CKD
The clinical benefits of initial invasive management came with a “minimal increased risk” of in-hospital acute kidney injury and major bleeding in...
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A pill for C. difficile works by increasing microbiome diversity
“I think this marks a moment in this space where we’re going to have better, safer, and more available options for patients.”
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No short-term death risk in elderly after COVID-19 vaccines
Early reports of deaths shortly after mRNA-based vaccination of very frail elderly patients in Norway prompted a nationwide safety study.
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Omega-3s tame inflammation in elderly COVID-19 patients
Those who received an intravenous infusion had significant decreases from baseline to end of treatment in the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.
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Lupus may confer higher risk of death from COVID-19
SLE had a greater impact on mortality and other poor outcomes than did all the other comorbidities considered in a cross-sectional study of COVID-...
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‘Baby-wearing’ poses serious injury risks for infants, ED data show
More than 14,000 children presented to emergency departments with injuries related to baby-wearing in the past decade, researchers estimate.