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Left RightAdvantages seen with amphilimus-eluting coronary stent
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1:31 | Posted on Feb 1, 2012 in Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Late lumen loss at 6 months is smaller with the Cre8 amphilimus-eluting stent than the Taxus paclitaxel-eluting stent in de novo percutaneous coronary intervention, according to the results of a European trial reported...Early intervention for asymptomatic mitral stenosis seen beneficial
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1:47 | Posted on Feb 1, 2012 in Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, SurgeryNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The benefits of preemptive percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC) in asymptomatic patients with moderate mitral stenosis appear to outweigh the inherent risks of the procedure, a Korean team reports in the European...Novel short-term bicarbonate regimen shows promise for CIN prevention
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1:57 | Posted on Jan 31, 2012 in Cardiology, Nephrology, Radiology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, SurgeryNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), volume supplementation with sodium chloride 0.9% for 24 hours was more effective than a 7-hour regimen of sodium bicarbonate in a randomized study conducted in...Proximal balloon occlusion better than filter protection in carotid artery stenting
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1:39 | Posted on Jan 31, 2012 in Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A proximal balloon occlusion device provided better protection against cerebral emboli than a filter device during coronary artery stenting (CAS) in the first prospective randomized trial comparing the two approaches....More evidence for intracoronary over intravenous GPI in primary PCI
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1:43 | Posted on Jan 31, 2012 in Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Three cardiologists from China say intracoronary administration of a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor (GPI) “can be recommended as a preferred regimen” during primary percutaneous coronary intervention...
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Increased risk of bleeding complications when aspirin discontinued close to combined bypass and valve surgery
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1:26 | Posted on Jan 26, 2012 in
Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Critical Care, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Discontinuation of aspirin within 5 days of combined coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and valve surgery is associated with an increased risk of postoperative bleeding, compared with earlier discontinuation.
“Physicians should weigh the risk of bleeding vs. the benefit for...
Diuresis-hydration prevents contrast-induced nephropathy, N-acetylcysteine does not
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1:17 | Posted on Jan 24, 2012 in
Cardiology, Critical Care, Hospitalist, Radiology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – N-acetylcysteine is increasingly used to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) but it is not effective, according to a paper in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions for January, while another article in the journal indicates that forced diuresis with furosemide along with...
Sirolimus-eluting stent a good option for BMS and DES in-stent restenosis
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1:50 | Posted on Jan 23, 2012 in
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous placement of a sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) is a safe and effective way to address either bare-metal (BMS) or drug-eluting (DES) in-stent restenosis, according to a report this month in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions from an international team of interventional...
Beta-blocker continuation after surgery linked to better outcomes
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Jan 20, 2012
Coronary artery lesions develop if Kawasaki disease treatment is delayed
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Jan 19, 2012
Sheath size influences complications of transradial coronary catheterization
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Jan 19, 2012
Meta-analysis provides ‘reassuring’ data on drug-eluting stents in primary PCI
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Jan 18, 2012
Carotid stenting, endarterectomy both feasible after prior cervical radiation
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Jan 17, 2012
Once-weekly exenatide similar to daily metformin for type 2 diabetes
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Jan 16, 2012
Antiplatelet resistance linked to silent cerebral emboli after coronary angiography
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Jan 16, 2012
Study challenges potassium guidelines in acute MI
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Jan 13, 2012
PFO closure questioned for secondary stroke prevention
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Jan 11, 2012
Radial approach for primary PCI has advantages over femoral route
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Jan 11, 2012
The month after ACS risky for patients with HIV
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Jan 10, 2012
Percutaneous mitral leaflet repair effective for high-risk surgical patients
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Jan 9, 2012
Warfarin interruption risky for AF patients
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Jan 9, 2012
Bleeding risk increased with triple antithrombotic therapy after PCI for MI
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Jan 4, 2012
Off-pump CABG better than PCI for three-vessel coronary artery disease
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Jan 3, 2012
Genotyping may not be warranted before clopidogrel administration
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Dec 30, 2011
Serial change in troponin I aids in early diagnosis of MI
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Dec 30, 2011
Adding ST analysis to fetal monitoring improves some delivery outcomes
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Dec 29, 2011
Optimal duration of antiplatelet therapy after stent implantation still uncertain
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Dec 29, 2011
Intracoronary or intravenous abciximab in primary PCI?
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Dec 20, 2011
Hyperkalemia common in older heart failure patients on intensive therapy
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Dec 19, 2011
Treating prehypertension reduces stroke occurrence
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