Clinical Cardiology Alert – September 1, 2005
September 1, 2005
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New Insights Regarding Acute Myocardial Infarction
Recurrent MI a major cause of death in post MI left-ventricular dysfunction patients. -
Acute Glycemic Control Reduces Mortality from Acute MI in Diabetics
Acute hyperglycemia, not long-term glycemic control, are not predictive of survival after myocardial infarction. -
Obesity and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Body size is not a significant predictor of CABG mortality. -
Risk of Heart Valve Surgery
Based on a large national database of heart valve patients, a risk score has been developed to predict operative mortality for any valve surgery. -
Asymptomatic Arrhythmia Recurrence After Catheter Ablation
Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation occurs commonly after radiofrequency ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation. Thus, a symptom only based follow-up substantially overestimates the true success rate of AF ablation procedures. -
Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Transcatheter Occlusion
This system may be an alternative therapeutic strategy for patients at risk of stroke who have contraindications for long-term warfarin anticoagulation. -
Pharmacology Watch: Beta-Blockers May Be Useful for Noncardiac Surgery
High-risk patients benefit from perioperative beta-blockers when undergoing major noncardiac surgery according to new study. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement