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Risk of Angioedema with Drug Therapy
Angioedema is an infrequent, but serious, adverse event from drug therapy. Drugs that affect the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system have been linked to angioedema, but the relative frequency of this complication with these drugs is poorly understood. -
CABG Better in Elderly, PCI Better in Young?
As our population ages and outcomes from revascularization also improve, more elderly patients are being referred for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). -
Pharmacology Watch: Zolpidem and Risk of Falls in Hospitalized Patients
Zolpidem and risk of falls; AVR and anticoagulation; statins in cancer patients; and FDA actions. -
Preventing Inappropriate ICD Shocks
This study, the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial Reduce Inappropriate Therapy (MADIT-RIT), was designed to test the hypothesis that programming implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapies with higher detection rates or delayed detection before initiation of therapy would decrease inappropriate shocks in ICD patients. -
Embolic Risk in Endocarditis
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Are Eligible Patients in the Community Receiving ICDs?
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Esmolol in Septic Shock
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Is There a Benefit to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with a Narrow QRS and Echocardiographic Dyssychrony?
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Colchicine in Acute Pericarditis
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Aortic Valve Replacement in Older Adults: Mechanical or Bioprosthetic Valve?
The decision to choose a mechanical or a tissue valve for patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) is a complex one that involves synthesizing clinical factors such as risk of bleeding, likelihood of reoperation, and patient preference. Increasingly, older patients with more comorbidities are being referred for AVR surgery.