Clinical Cardiology Alert – January 1, 2011
January 1, 2011
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New Study Supports More Appropriate Blood Pressure Levels for Post-ACS Patients
The relationship between blood pressure and cardiovascular events remains controversial, especially in patients with coronary artery disease who may need increased pressures to have adequate myocardial perfusion. -
Finding the Value of High-sensitivity Troponin Assays
New high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays detect blood levels in many patients with chronic heart failure or ischemic heart disease who do not meet clinical criteria for myocardial infarction. -
Omeprazole and Clopidogrel — Is There a Clinically Meaningful Interaction?
Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a major complication of dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel. -
Colchicine Prevents Post-pericardiotomy Syndrome
Post-pericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is relatively common after cardiac surgery, and can result in life-threatening events, such as cardiac tamponade, increased length of stay, readmission to hospital, and significant patient discomfort. -
Study Identifies Incidence and Origin of PEA
Over the last twenty years, the proportion of cardiac-arrest victims in whom pulseless electric activity (PEA) is identified rather than asystole or ventricular fibrillation as the initial ECG finding has been increasing. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pharmacology Watch
Rivaroxaban may be dabigatran's first competitor; a new way to measure non-adherence to medication therapy; FDA Actions.