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Annual, or less frequent, surveillance intervals are effective for aneurysms < 45 mm in diameter.
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New guidelines for the treatment of bacterial rhinosinusitis were published in the January supplement of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery by the Sinus and Allergy Health Partnership.
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Data indicate that azimilide is a well-tolerated antiarrhythmic drug that decreases the frequency of ICD discharges or pacing in patients with ventricular tachycardia.
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Quality of life is impaired in patients with atrial fibrillation compared to healthy controls, but treatment strategy for atrial fibrillation results in the same net effect on quality of life.
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Effusive-constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon syndrome in patients with pericarditis that often progresses to persistent constriction, although spontaneous resolution can occur.
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The Vitamin Intervention and Stroke Prevention investigators sought to determine whether 2 different doses of folic acid, as well as vitamins B6 and B12, given to individuals following a stroke would reduce subsequent recurrent stroke and CAD outcomes.
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Kahn and colleagues preformed a randomized trial of CPB vs off-pump coronary artery surgery in 104 patients with multivessel disease; Cavendish and associates report on 5 cases in which the Symmetry Bypass Connector was used, who developed acute coronary syndromes 2-5 months after surgery.
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The risk of new AF or HF in subjects older than 65 with echocardiographic evidence of abnormal relaxation increased linearly with the degree of LA enlargement.
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A small subset of patients with evidence of pericardial constriction, perhaps 1 in 6, experience spontaneous resolution without surgical intervention.
