NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite being recommended by the American Heart Association, there is no evidence that immediate beta-blockade in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When spontaneous circulation is restored after cardiac arrest, patients with hyperoxia have higher rates of in-hospital mortality than those with hypoxia or normal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hospitalized cirrhotics are at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) up until age 45 but not afterward, a new study suggests. Patients hospitalized…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Combined bivalirudin (Angiomax) and vascular closure devices are better to staunch bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than either strategy alone, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Pancrelipase (pancreatin) delayed-release capsules (CREON, Solvay Pharmaceuticals) increase fat and protein absorption in patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency due to chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), most of the benefits of sirolimus-eluting stents over bare-metal stents accrue during the first year…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Oral antiglycemic agents have a modest effect on reducing glycated hemoglobin levels in patients with diabetes, suggests a new systematic review published online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with urinary tract infection (UTI), trimethoprim (TMP) can be used as an alternative to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) without compromising antibacterial activity, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While a hypertension risk prediction model developed in the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) shows good discrimination, its performance is not significantly better than…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Giving beta-blockers to patients with cocaine-associated chest pain appears to be safe and may even save lives, according to research in the May…