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Synopsis: When RALES and EPHESUS are considered together, one clearly can recommend the use of an aldosterone receptor blocker for all very ill patients with congestive heart failure and significant LV dysfunction, whether or not related to acute myocardial infarction.
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Rheumatoid arthritis should be recognized as a marker of increased risk for myocardial infarction.
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The FDA recently approved a new class of antiretroviral drug for treatment of patients with resistant HIV infections.
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Keeping the INR in the range of 1.5 to 2.0 is safe and effective.
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Adding continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to medical therapy in patients who have obstructive sleep apnea and congestive heart failure both improves systolic function and lowers blood pressure.
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A high intake of nondairy protein may accelerate renal function decline in women with mild renal insufficiency.
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Detection of Alzheimers Disease and Dementia in the Preclinical Phase; Shoe Design and Plantar Pressures in Neuropathic Feet; Serum Thyroid Stimulating Hormone in Assessment of Severity of Tissue Hypothyroidism in Patients with Overt Primary Thyroid Failure.
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Rea and colleagues report a longitudinal survey of cardiac arrests in King County, Wash, (excluding the city of Seattle) from 1977 to 2001. The study, from a region with perhaps the best emergency medical system in the country, adds important data.
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This study, following on the heels of the recent negative trial in postpercutaneous coronary stenting patients, suggests that we have more to learn about the role of folic acid and homocysteine in CAD.
