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Many laboratories have changed their practice to perform some procedures without stopping warfarin anticoagulation, but trial evidence supporting this practice has been lacking. In this paper, investigators from 17 centers in Canada and one in Brazil report the results of a trial comparing continued warfarin with heparin bridging in high-risk patients undergoing device procedures.
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk calculators are frequently used by clinicians to guide patient management. Unfortunately, there are more than 100 risk calculators and smaller studies have shown insistencies between them.
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NSAIDs and cardiovascular risk; new antithrombotic guidelines; warfarin during surgery; Pfizer selling Viagra online; azithromycin and cardiovascular risk; and FDA actions.
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Computed tomography (CT) has evolved significantly in recent years, and is now able to accurately assess coronary arteries for the presence of atherosclerosis in carefully selected patients.
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Implanted pacemakers with atrial leads are often used to detect asymptomatic episodes of atrial fibrillation (AF).
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Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred strategy for treating ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
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The left bundle branch supplies a coordinated electrical impulse to the left ventricle.
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Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD
Supplement to Clinical Cardiology Alert, Clinical Oncology Alert, Critical Care Alert, Hospital Medicine Alert, Infectious Disease Alert, Neurology Alert, OB/GYN Clinical Alert, Primary Care Reports.