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It has been hypothesized that the cord colitis syndrome, a complication of umbilical-cord hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation, is infectious in origin.
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In the U.S., tigecycline has received indications for use in the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI), complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI), and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) caused by susceptible strains of designated bacteria.
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Computed tomography (CT) has evolved significantly in recent years, and is now able to accurately assess coronary arteries for the presence of atherosclerosis in carefully selected patients.
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NSAIDs and cardiovascular risk; new antithrombotic guidelines; warfarin during surgery; Pfizer selling Viagra online; azithromycin and cardiovascular risk; and FDA actions.
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk calculators are frequently used by clinicians to guide patient management. Unfortunately, there are more than 100 risk calculators and smaller studies have shown insistencies between them.
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Many laboratories have changed their practice to perform some procedures without stopping warfarin anticoagulation, but trial evidence supporting this practice has been lacking. In this paper, investigators from 17 centers in Canada and one in Brazil report the results of a trial comparing continued warfarin with heparin bridging in high-risk patients undergoing device procedures.
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N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 FA) from fish have been reputed to prevent the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have demonstrated some benefits in secondary prevention studies. Thus, this community-based investigator group in Italy conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of subjects with multiple risk factors for CVD (at least four, or one if diabetic) or evidence of atherosclerotic vascular disease, but without myocardial infarction (MI).
