Clinical Cardiology Alert – May 1, 2012
May 1, 2012
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PFO Closure for Cryptogenic Stroke?
Some patients who experience stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) of unknown cause (i.e., cryptogenic) are subsequently found to have a patent foramen ovale (PFO). -
CT Coronary Angiography in ER Patients with Chest Pain
Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain are often admitted to "rule out" myocardial infarction (MI). Many of the patients are subsequently found to have noncardiac causes of chest pain. -
Risk of Triple Antithrombic Therapy
In the setting of acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), warfarin is indicated for atrial fibrillation, a large dyskinetic or aneurysmal area of the left ventricle, or mural thrombus. -
Value of Biomarkers in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
The Randomized Evaluation of Long-Term Anticoagulation Therapy (RE-LY) Study compared two doses of dabigatran, a direct thrombin inhibitor, with warfarin for the prevention of stroke and systemic emboli in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). -
Prophylactic Pacing in Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
This paper reports registry data from a large, single-center patient cohort with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). Between January 2000 and December 2009, 914 adult patients were included in the DM1 Heart Registry at the authors' institution. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pharmacology Watch
Aspirin and cancer prevention; rivaroxaban for pulmonary embolism; new rhinosinusitis practice guidelines; and FDA actions.