Clinical Cardiology Alert – March 1, 2004
March 1, 2004
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Vitamin Bites the Dust!
The Vitamin Intervention and Stroke Prevention investigators sought to determine whether 2 different doses of folic acid, as well as vitamins B6 and B12, given to individuals following a stroke would reduce subsequent recurrent stroke and CAD outcomes. -
Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis
Effusive-constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon syndrome in patients with pericarditis that often progresses to persistent constriction, although spontaneous resolution can occur. -
Transient-Constrictive Pericarditis
A small subset of patients with evidence of pericardial constriction, perhaps 1 in 6, experience spontaneous resolution without surgical intervention. -
Rate or Rhythm Control in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation?
Quality of life is impaired in patients with atrial fibrillation compared to healthy controls, but treatment strategy for atrial fibrillation results in the same net effect on quality of life. -
Azimilide in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Data indicate that azimilide is a well-tolerated antiarrhythmic drug that decreases the frequency of ICD discharges or pacing in patients with ventricular tachycardia. -
Risks Associated with Diastolic Dysfunction
The risk of new AF or HF in subjects older than 65 with echocardiographic evidence of abnormal relaxation increased linearly with the degree of LA enlargement. -
Cardiac Surgery Briefs: Off-Pump Cardiac Surgery; Sutureless Bypass Graft Connector
Kahn and colleagues preformed a randomized trial of CPB vs off-pump coronary artery surgery in 104 patients with multivessel disease; Cavendish and associates report on 5 cases in which the Symmetry Bypass Connector was used, who developed acute coronary syndromes 2-5 months after surgery. -
Pharmacology Watch: Sinus and Allergy Health Partnership Releases New Guidelines for Treatment of Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
New guidelines for the treatment of bacterial rhinosinusitis were published in the January supplement of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery by the Sinus and Allergy Health Partnership. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement