Clinical Cardiology Alert – March 1, 2006
March 1, 2006
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch
Treating Opioid-Dependent Patients with OAT; Long-Term Effects of Warfarin Use; Statins Multiple Benefits; FDA Actions -
Statins in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
Inflammatory cytokines are a feature of heart failure from any cause. Since statins inhibit the synthesis of inflammatory cytokines, Sola and colleagues hypothesized that they may benefit patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy. -
Rescue Angioplasty: The REACT Trial
Event-free survival after failed thrombolytic therapy was significantly higher with rescue PCI than with repeated thrombolysis or conservative treatment. -
Value of Electrophysiologic Testing in Post MI Patients with Low EF
In the MADIT II study patients, inducibility was associated with an increased likelihood of VT. -
Outcomes After ICD Placement
A risk score using simple clinical criteria may identify patients at high risk of early mortality after ICD implantation. -
Troponin vs CKMB in ACS
Among patients with NSTE ACS, an elevated troponin level identifies patients at increased acute risk regardless of CK-MB status, but an isolated CK-MB+ status has limited prognostic value. -
Erectile Dysfunction and Subsequent Cardiovascular Disease
Erectile dysfunction should prompt investigation and intervention for cardiovascular risk factors.