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This study concluded that subjects without a known history of any cardiovascular disease who demonstrated ventricular premature complexes on a 2-minute rhythm strip are significantly more likely to die from sudden cardiac death and the effect appears to be additive when atrial premature complexes occur concurrently.
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Women who drink little or no coffee appear to be at an increased risk of stroke compared with those who drink moderate amounts of coffee.
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Apixaban and rivaroxaban near approval for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation; fidaxomicin for C. difficile infections; guideline for intensive insulin therapy; and FDA Actions.
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In this meta-analysis, individuals who exercised or had sex episodically had an increased risk of acute cardiac events during those activities compared with those who had high levels of habitual physical activity.
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Pertussis, commonly known as the "whooping cough," is an infection of the upper respiratory tract leading to a protracted cough illness. Emergency physicians should become familiar with the diagnosis and management of this disease, given the potential of pertussis infections to cause serious morbidity and mortality in young infants. Furthermore, treating pertussis in a timely manner has a large public health impact given its extremely contagious nature.
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In this issue: Anticholinergic drugs for COPD; pioglitazone for diabetes prevention; insulin degludec in Phase 3 trials; and FDA Actions.
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Among 701 women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP), 22% were affected by clinical depression. After undergoing either surgery (including hysterectomy) or non-surgical alternatives, response to the therapy was found to be independent of the presence of depression.
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The investigators prospectively enrolled and followed a cohort of 97 teenagers before, and 6, 12, and 18 months after starting depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA).