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Conflicting results from prior studies have created controversy regarding the value of apolipoproteins and lipid particle measures in predicting the risk of atherosclerotic vascular disease in presumably healthy individuals. Thus, these investigators from the United Kingdom analyzed the Heart Protection Study (HPS) data to address this issue.
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When and if mitral valve repair should be added to coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) remains controversial.
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Statins and Dyslipidemia: Should we be Looking Beyond LDL?; When Thiazides are Associated with Hyponatremia; Broadening Perspectives on Maintaining Healthy Erectile Function; Cancer Risks Associated with Diagnostic X-rays; The REDEEM Trial: Dutasteride for Management of Localized Prostate Cancer; Amantadine for Traumatic Brain Injury
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Knowledge of pediatric-specific antimicrobial susceptibility data improves prescribing selections of empiric antibiotic treatment. Providers should advocate for availability of pediatric-specific antimicrobial susceptibility data wherever practical.
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Current guidelines recommend cardiac rehabilitation using moderate exercise programs for most ischemic heart disease (IHD) patients. Also, studies have shown that the intensity of exercise is directly related to the cardioprotective effects. However, there is concern that high-intensity exercise may be dangerous in IHD patients.
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This systematic review and meta-analysis finds that the implementation of multidisciplinary tracheostomy teams leads to significant improvements in time to decannulation and in speaking valve use but not in ICU or hospital length of stay. The quality of the evidence was low.
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An investigation initiated after a clinician reported to the Tennessee Department of Health on Sept. 18, 2012, the case of a patient who developed meningitis due to Aspergillus fumigatus after having received an epidural corticosteroid injection at an ambulatory surgical center quickly identified a number of other suspect cases.1
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In a nursing home-eligible population with a mean age of 80, those with a HbA1c between 8% and 8.9% had less functional decline than those with a HbA1c of 7% to 7.9%.
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Three patients with multiple recurrences of C. difficile infection who were on prolonged maintenance therapy with low-dose vancomycin were treated with a standard course of fidaxomicin. Two had no further recurrences, and one recurred three months later following a course of levofloxacin.
