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Workplace Violence, Bullying Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Risk
In a 12-year follow-up of surveyed Scandinavian employees, reported workplace violence and bullying increased the risk of future cardiovascular disease of a magnitude similar to other recognized cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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Are Calcium Channel Blockers Needed for Radial Artery Grafts?
A combined analysis of six trials comparing radial artery grafts vs. saphenous vein grafts for coronary bypass surgery revealed that patients taking calcium channel blockers for at least one year experienced fewer major cardiac events and fewer radial graft occlusions than those not so treated.
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Mildly Elevated Pulmonary Arterial Pressure Associated With Higher Mortality Rate
In a large cohort of patients referred for echocardiography, an estimated right ventricular systolic pressure > 30 mmHg was associated with higher mortality rates.
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Is Earlier Better With Oral P2Y12 Inhibition in STEMI Patients?
In a large retrospective analysis of patients in Sweden treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction, a propensity-matched group of patients who received oral P2Y12 inhibitors at initial medical contact did not show improved outcomes vs. those receiving these agents at the time of PCI.
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Early vs. Delayed Cardioversion: A Nonshocking Result
For patients presenting to an ED with recent-onset atrial fibrillation, using rate control and outpatient cardioversion only as needed was associated with a high rate of spontaneous conversion within 48 hours of arrhythmia onset and noninferior short-term outcomes compared to immediate cardioversion in the ED.
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Progesterone: Not a Treatment for Threatened Abortion
Investigators of this well-designed, randomized, controlled trial conclusively demonstrated that progesterone supplementation does not reduce the risk of early pregnancy loss in women who experience first trimester bleeding.
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Should Antibiotic Prophylaxis Be Used for Surgical Treatment of Early Pregnancy Loss?
In this randomized, controlled trial of more than 3,000 women in developing countries with incomplete or missed abortion at less than 22 weeks’ gestation, antibiotic prophylaxis prior to uterine evacuation reduced infection rates when a strict definition for pelvic infection was used, but not when a more expanded definition was used.
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Behavioral Interventions for Menopausal-Related Insomnia Improve Depression
In a randomized, controlled trial comparing the behavioral interventions cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) and sleep reduction therapy (SRT) to a control intervention of sleep hygiene education, investigators found CBTI and SRT therapy improved insomnia and depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women with menopausal-related insomnia.