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In the current era of increasing antimicrobial resistance, the need for novel antibacterial agents has become more acute than ever.
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Ill travelers returning from the developing world represent a unique patient population, given the broad range of possible diagnoses.
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Sleepwalking is a form of parasomnia, which may be exacerbated by alcohol and drug use, is typically associated with non-rapid eye movements or nREM activity on electrophysiologic studies.
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Patients with diabetes mellitus make up a substantial proportion of those undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and they are at higher risk for post-procedural complications.
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The atrial fibrillation and congestive heart Failure (AF-CHF) trial was designed to test the hypothesis that a treatment strategy that involved rhythm control would be superior to rate control in patients with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
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It has long been believed, with considerable substantiation, that women have poorer results of percutaneous interventions (PCI) than men, with higher morbidity and mortality rates.
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Following successful reperfusion for acute myocardial infarction (MI) with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the persistence of impaired perfusion portends a poor prognosis.
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The endothelin receptor antagonist bosentan has been shown to improve exercise tolerance, hemodynamics, and clinical deterioration in trials of patients with advanced symptoms due to pulmonary hypertension (WHO functional class III and IV).
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Dronedarone is a new multichannel blocking agent with electrophysiologic properties similar to those of amiodarone that is under development for the treatment of atrial arrhythmias.
