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Colchicine in Acute Pericarditis
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Esmolol in Septic Shock
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Oral Apixaban for the Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism
A fixed dose of oral apixaban alone was noninferior to conventional therapy for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism and was associated with significantly less bleeding. -
Embolic Risk in Endocarditis
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Disparities in Hospital Transfers: Not What You Would Expect
Administrative data extracted from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample indicates that uninsured patients and women were less likely to be transferred from one acute hospital to another. -
Inpatient STEMIs: Are They as Complicated as They Seem?
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Not All Patients with Acute, Uncomplicated Diverticulitis Require Hospitalization
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Endocarditis Outcomes in the Elderly
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A Worldwide Assessment of Procedure-Related Pain Intensity and Distress in ICU Patients
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Colchicine for Recurrent Pericarditis
This study completes the Imazio et al trilogy on the treatment of pericarditis and suggests that colchicine is the drug of first choice for acute pericarditis, first recurrences, and multiple recurrences.