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Bare-Metal or Everolimus-Eluting Stents in STEMI?
Drug-eluting stents (DES) reduce the rate of in-stent restenosis (ISR) compared to bare-metal stents (BMS). However, the first-generation DES had higher rates of late stent thrombosis than BMS, and this was more evident after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). -
Clinical Cardiology Alert - Full December 2012 Issue in PDF
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Renal Artery and Atrial Ablation for Resistant Hypertension and Atrial Fibrillation
This paper reports the early results from a proof-of-concept study looking at combined renal artery denervation and pulmonary vein isolation in hypertensive patients with atrial fibrillation. The authors randomized patients with drug refractory atrial fibrillation and drug-resistant hypertension to either standard pulmonary vein isolation or pulmonary vein isolation with renal artery denervation in a single procedure. -
Multivitamins Do Not Prevent Cardiovascular Events
Billions of dollars are spent annually in the United States on Multivitamins in the hope they will improve health. -
Long-Term Exercise Training in Heart Failure
Exercise training is associated with short-term improvements in functional capacity in heart failure patients, but its effect on mortality and heart failure readmissions have been mixed. -
Pharmacology Watch - Full August 2012 Issue in PDF
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FDA actions
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Magic bullet for weight management?
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Vitamin D and calcium supplements
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Changes on horizon for hydrocodone drugs