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Statins and liver function; dosing timing for thyroxine; rivaroxaban for VTE, DVT, and stroke; echinacea and the common cold; and FDA actions.
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Patients taking dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel are at higher risk of bleeding with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) than those taking aspirin alone.
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The efficacy of statins in preventing cardiovascular events is well known, but approximately 10% of patients will develop elevations in liver function tests (LFTs).
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This paper analyzes data from the national icd registry, which tracks ICD implantations for the primary prevention of sudden death in the United States.
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The relationship between blood pressure and cardiovascular events remains controversial, especially in patients with coronary artery disease who may need increased pressures to have adequate myocardial perfusion.
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Post-pericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is relatively common after cardiac surgery, and can result in life-threatening events, such as cardiac tamponade, increased length of stay, readmission to hospital, and significant patient discomfort.
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New high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays detect blood levels in many patients with chronic heart failure or ischemic heart disease who do not meet clinical criteria for myocardial infarction.
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Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a major complication of dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel.
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Over the last twenty years, the proportion of cardiac-arrest victims in whom pulseless electric activity (PEA) is identified rather than asystole or ventricular fibrillation as the initial ECG finding has been increasing.
