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Autopsy studies from the Korea and Vietnam wars, which demonstrated that atherosclerosis begins in teens and young adults, have revolutionized our understanding of the pathogenesis and progression of coronary artery disease (CAD).
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This paper reviews the experience at a large cardiac surgery center with ventricular arrhythmias in the postoperative period. The authors searched the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) adult cardiac database for all patients undergoing cardiac surgery at Emory University between January 2004 and July 2010.
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Saphenous vein graft patency after coronary artery bypass grafting failure rates are as high as 40% at 18 months. How many of these failures are due to the discontinuation of clopidogrel is the subject of this observational study done at a regional heart center in the Southern California Kaiser system that includes detailed pharmacy records.
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Despite better compliance with hand hygiene and screening, use of isolation, and other techniques, ICUs remain notorious breeding grounds for hospital-acquired infections. A universal decolonization strategy reduces the total number of ICU bloodborne infections.
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A retrospective observational study of all children admitted to Children's Hospital of Central California (Madera, CA) with coccidioidomycosis (coccy) from January 2010 to September 2011 was conducted.
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A 54-year old female with end stage renal disease presented with nausea, vomiting, hypertension and minimal fever. One of two blood cultures grew a gram-negative rod that was eventually identified as Halomonas jonsoniae.
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An old disease returns: Syphilis in North America; Syphilis in Africa; United States HIV prevention stance
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In a large population-based retrospective cohort study, adults > 65 years on statin therapy who received a co-prescription for clarithromycin or erythromycin had an elevated risk for developing statin toxicity. There was no associated risk seen with azithromycin.
