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Bendamustine was first synthesized in 1963 in East Germany, but its clinical development as an anti-neoplastic agent really began after the fall of the Iron Curtain.
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The risk of relapse after effective therapy with plasma exchange for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) has not been well-characterized.
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Health care clinicians and organizations likely will find that the new health care reform bill's positive features outweigh its drawbacks, experts say.
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AML and MDS are primarily diseases of older adults with poor long-term outcomes.
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Examining the three arms of the ACCORD trial; and FDA Actions: clopidogrel, dexlansoprazole, and tamsulosin.
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Non-ST elevation (NSTE) acute coronary syndromes (ACS) can be managed by either an early invasive or early conservative strategy, with most data favoring an early invasive strategy in moderate- and high-risk patients.
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Although age is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality with cardiac surgery, chronologic age does not always reflect biological age. Although frailty has been shown to predict falls, hospitalization, institutionalization, and mortality in geriatric populations in the community, it has not been systematically studied in patients undergoing surgery.
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The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has recommended that quantitative techniques be used to assess the severity of mitral regurgitation (MR) by echocardiography.
