Clinical Cardiology Alert – August 1, 2006
August 1, 2006
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Door-to-Balloon Time in STEMI
Although time to reperfusion is correlated with mortality in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with fibrinolytics, its importance in patients treated with percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) is less clear. -
Failed Thrombolysis
Rescue PCI in the setting of early fibrinolytic failure improves mortality, but this is tempered by a possible increase in the risk of thromboembolic stroke. -
Automated Chest Compression Devices
Even a device which makes perfect physiological sense may not help us achieve the goals of improved outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims. -
Statins and ACE Inhibitors: Do They Work in Conditions for Which They Were not Developed?
Commonly used drugs in patients with coronary disease or COPD may be beneficial in the absence of specific guideline recommendations at present. -
Pharmacology Watch
Do long-acting beta agonist inhalers increase the severity of asthma? Yes, according to the results from a large meta-analysis recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement