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Pharmacology Watch: Beta-Blockers May Be Useful for Noncardiac Surgery
High-risk patients benefit from perioperative beta-blockers when undergoing major noncardiac surgery according to new study. -
Acute Glycemic Control Reduces Mortality from Acute MI in Diabetics
Acute hyperglycemia, not long-term glycemic control, are not predictive of survival after myocardial infarction. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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C-Reactive Protein Levels and Outcomes after Statin Therapy
Two articles have been recently published emphasizing the importance of C-reactive protein in statin treated patients. -
Amiodarone or an ICD for Congestive Heart Failure
Patients with New York Heart Association class II or class III congestive heart failure and a left ventricular ejection fraction of 35% or less benefit from ICD therapy but not from amiodarone therapy. -
Pharmacology Watch: The Risk of Aspirin Withdrawal in ACS Patients
Stopping aspirin may be hazardous to your health, according to recent research. -
Clopidogrel or Aspirin Plus Esomeprazole with GI Bleeding
In patients with healed upper GI lesions that had caused bleeding and who needed antiplatelet therapy for cardiovascular reasons, aspirin plus esomeprazole was superior to clopidogrel for preventing recurrent upper GI bleeding. -
Quality of CPR During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Trained paramedics following current CPR guidelines delivered chest compressions in a suboptimal fashion, which resulted in prolonged no flow ratios which may have contributed to the poor survival data presented. -
Glycogen Storage Diseases vs HCM
Danons disease or PRKAG2 mutations can present as HCM but are distinguished by the presence of pre-excitation on the ECG. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement