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This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Clinical Cardiology Alert.
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In a patient presenting with leg symptoms, however non-specific, it is appropriate that a physician consider the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), as failure to make this diagnosis can have life-threatening consequences (e.g., pulmonary embolism).
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This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Critical Care Alert.
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This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Critical Care Alert.
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This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Neurology Alert.
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The early ECGs are the mainstay of predicting the culprit coronary artery in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
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Recent controversy has erupted concerning the use of prophylactic beta-blockers in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing non-cardiac surgery.
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Current guidelines recommend monotherapy with either beta-blockers or rate lowering calcium blockers for heart rate control in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF).
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This was a retrospective cohort study from Quebec and Ontario, Canada, examining patients ≥ 65 years of age admitted to a hospital with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) between 1998 and 2007.
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Beta-blockers have long been considered a cornerstone of therapy for patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI).
