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Carotid artery stenting is an attractive concept for the treatment of patients with significant carotid stenoses who were at higher risk for carotid endarterectomy, but stroke rates in initial studies were unacceptably high.
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The pravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER) trial is a study of statin therapy in high-risk elderly individuals. PROSPER tested the hypothesis that the benefits of statin therapy on cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cognitive decline would be seen in the elderly, which had not yet been rigorously investigated with respect to LDL lowering with a statin.
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Iwai and colleagues evaluated the effects of adenosine in 42 patients who underwent an electrophysiologic study and radiofrequency ablation for recurrent atrial tachycardias.
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The multicenter, unsustained tachycardia trial (MUSTT) was a randomized clinical trial designed to test whether antiarrhythmic therapy guided by electrophysiologic testing would reduce arrhythmic death and total mortality in high-risk patients.
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The prevailing school of thought on how to best treat heart-failure patients has changed considerably in recent years. While it was once believed that ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers were taboo, now they are a first line of treatment for the disease.
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A lot has changed in pain management in the past two years since the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) of Oakbrook Terrace, IL, recommended that pain assessments be a part of every clinical exam.
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Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston first implemented its new electronic data system two years ago, solely to replace the existing hospital information system for business operations.
