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Endovascular Intervention Takes Center Stage in Treatment of Acute Stroke
Two studies join a growing body of recent evidence supporting improved clinical outcomes with interventional treatment of acute stroke.
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Valve Thrombosis After TAVR: Is It as Rare as We Thought?
A CT study demonstrates that valve thrombosis may be more common than earlier thought.
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FDA Approves Ivabradine for Systolic Heart Failure
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: In HF patients with a heart rate above 70 bpm, despite truly maximum-tolerated doses of beta-blockers, ivabradine is an option.
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Ivabradine Tablets (Corlanor ®)
Ivabradine's effect in reducing heart rate, by acting on the SA node, was most prominent at a higher heart rate, thus minimizing the risk of bradycardia.
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Clindamycin vs. Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole for Uncomplicated Skin Infections
Cure rates did not differ between the treatments and rates of adverse events were similar in the two groups.
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Utility of the New Cholesterol Guidelines
The risk:benefit ratio is much better for moderate- than high-intensity statins.
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Risk of NSAID Use in Patients Receiving Antithrombotic Therapy After Myocardial Infarction
The use of NSAIDs was associated with increased risk of bleeding and excess thrombotic events, even after short-term treatment.
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Early, Goal-directed Therapy of Septic Shock
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: Hemodynamic management did not lead to an improvement in outcome.
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Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis: Prednisolone or Pentoxifylline?
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: A clinical trial studied short- and medium-term mortality in patients admitted to the hospital for severe alcoholic hepatitis.
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Wide Tachycardia in a Patient with Chest Pain
The 12-lead ECG and accompanying long lead II rhythm strip in the Figure was obtained from a 70-year-old woman with chest pain. She was hemodynamically stable at the time this ECG was recorded. What is the rhythm?