NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) prasugrel shows the most favorable benefit-to-risk ratio in the core group of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In low-risk women, exercise treadmill testing (ETT) gives similar results to exercise myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and is less expensive, researchers report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Implantation of cardiac implantable electrophysiological devices (CIED) is associated with increasing rates of complications and mortality, according to results of 3 studies published…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with chronic internal carotid artery occlusion who successfully undergo carotid artery stenting show improvement in global cognitive function, Taiwanese researchers report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis does not increase the risk of stroke or mortality after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The combination of epirubicin and ifosfamide is effective in patients with relapsed or refractory small cell lung cancer (SCLC), researchers from France report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A closed-loop hydration and fluid balancing system protects against contrast-induced acute kidney injury in high-risk patients, according to results of a study published…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Free-text searches of electronic medical records (EMRs) perform better than administrative data codes in identifying postoperative complications, a study in the August 24/31…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The presence of peripheral neuropathy, and not diabetes per se, increases the risk of surgical site infections after foot and ankle surgery, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Discontinuation of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy after esophagitis has healed does not worsen heartburn symptoms or cause persistent hypergastrinemia, according to a…
