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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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Optic Disc Cupping and Cognitive Decline: Three-year Prospective Study Demonstrates Association
This long-term epidemiological study shows an association between glaucoma and Alzheimer's disease. -
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: Diagnosis and Pathogenesis
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, consisting of the triad of mental status changes, ocular motility abnormalities, and ataxia, in the setting of thiamine deficiency, remains a clinical diagnosis. -
Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis has now been well characterized clinically, physiologically, and genetically. -
Iatrogenic Fungal Meningitis: Lessons Learned?
An outbreak of fungal meningitis and paraspinal infections occurred over the past year due to contaminated methylprednisolone injections. -
Brain Volume Abnormalities in Lesch-Nyhan Disease
Subjects with Lesch-Nyhan disease and Lesch-Nyhan variant have significant reductions in brain size in the basal ganglia as well as several cortical areas. -
Is Dabigatran Better Than Warfarin in Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves?
The use of dabigatran in patients with mechanical heart valves compared with patients receiving warfarin was associated with increased rates of thromboembolic and bleeding complications, thus demonstrating no benefit and an excess risk.