Clinical Cardiology Alert – August 1, 2007
August 1, 2007
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Antithrombotic Therapy for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
In this paper, hart, pearce and aguilar report the results of a meta-analysis of antithrombotic therapy in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). -
ARBs and Diastolic Function
Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is believed to be an important mechanism of heart failure in patients with hypertension. However, there are currently no specific treatments for diastolic dysfunction. -
Pericarditis Triage
Most cases of acute pericarditis are due to idiopathic or viral causes and have a benign prognosis with symptomatic treatment. How to identify those cases due to specifically treatable causes or those who are not going to do well would be useful to know. -
Survival After Defibrillator Implantation
Lee and co-workers examined the effects of associated cardiac and noncardiac conditions on survival in ICD recipients. -
Estrogen Therapy and Early Atherosclerosis
Despite encouraging animal studies and human observational studies such as the Nurses Health Study, prospective randomized placebo-controlled trials such as the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) ... -
Coronary Artery Death Rates Over the Last 20 Years
Coronary deaths in the united states have dramatically declined since 1968. A new report consists of an analysis of mortality trends for coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in the United States between 1980 and 2000, among U.S. adults 25 to 84 years of age. -
Pharmacology Watch
SSRIs are associated with a low rate of birth defects according to 2 new studies in the New England Journal of Medicine. SSRIs are often taken by women in their childbearing years, but the risk of birth defects has been unclear. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement