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There is a 40% chance that your patients are using complementary and alternative remedies according to new report from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
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What's the best drug combination with an ACE inhibitor for treatment of hypertension in patients at risk for cardiovascular disease?
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Thrombolytic therapy during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest does not improve outcomes according to a new study.
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The FDA is requiring a boxed warning on sodium phosphate bowel-cleansing products because of the risk of acute phosphate nephropathy associated with use of these products.
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The risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) during extended anticoagulant therapy for thrombophilia remains poorly defined. Investigators analyzed 661 patients with idiopathic VTE who had been randomized to extended prophylaxis after three months of initial anticoagulation using either low-intensity (INR 1.5-1.9) or standard-intensity (INR 2.0-3.0) anticoagulation. Thrombophilic defects were identified in 42% of patients. The rate of recurrent VTE of only 0.9% per patient year was not influenced by thrombophilic abnormalities. Antiphospholipid antibodies trended toward increased recurrence (HR, 2.9; 95% CI: 0.9-10.5). The presence of thrombophilic defects did not increase the risk of recurrent VTE during extended anticoagulation relative to patients with idiopathic VTE without thrombophilic defects.
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Khan et al report a multicenter trial comparing pulmonary vein isolation vs AV junctional ablation with biventricular pacing in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure.
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A quality improvement intervention aimed at improving palliative care in the ICU resulted in improvements of nurse-assessed quality of dying and a reduction in ICU length of stay, but no changes in family perceptions of quality of dying or satisfaction with care.
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