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Aspirin use doesn’t curb peptic ulcer healing

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with aspirin-related peptic ulcers, ulcer healing rates are comparable after esomeprazole therapy with or without aspirin continuation, Taiwanese researchers report in an April 17th on-line paper in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. In fact, the...

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Good long-term survival after catheter valvotomy for pulmonary atresia

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Catheter valve perforation for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PAIVS) offers good long-term survival with few complications, according to findings published in the April 17th Journal of the American College of Cardiology. PAIVS occurs in 3 to 8 of 100,000...

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Noninvasive programmed stimulation predicts recurrence of ventricular tachycardia

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Noninvasive programmed stimulation (NIPS) days after ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation can predict the risk of recurrence, according to findings published in the April 24th Journal of the American College of Cardiology. “The recurrence rate following VT ablation in...