NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For low-risk emergency department patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome, acute nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has the potential to safely reduce the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Serial measurement of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) provides the most valuable prognostic information of six routinely collected admission laboratory tests in patients admitted…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Over half of patients with profound orthostatic hypotension do not have typical symptoms, according to a new report. Therefore it may be necessary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research shows that poor long-term glycemic control is associated with a substantial increase in the risk of death from ischemic heart disease…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), substantial myocardial salvage and reduced infarct size can be achieved even when primary angioplasty is…
Michael Howell, MD, discusses an exciting advance in mechanical ventilation, targeted PEEP therapy, citing the results of a pilot study that used an esophageal balloon to measure pleural…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – C-reactive protein (CRP) does not appear to have a causal role in coronary heart disease (CHD), and using it to predict the risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In very low birthweight infants with apnea of prematurity, a variable flow ventilator may be more effective for respiratory support than a conventional…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that when given to women in labor, allopurinol crosses the placenta during fetal hypoxia and may help reduce brain injury.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in pediatric patients may not include optimal chest compression depths, according to studies in the July issue of…