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Clinical outcomes from percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have steadily improved over time, with transitions from balloon angioplasty to bare-metal stenting, and more recently from first-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) to second- and third-generation designs.
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The goal of the Watchman LAA Closure Device in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Versus Long-Term Warfarin Therapy (PREVAIL) trial was to assess the safety and efficacy of left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) compared with long-term warfarin therapy
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Since its initial FDA approval in November 2011, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has rapidly gained acceptance as a standard therapy in the United States.
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Osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) during the third trimester appears to help prevent the progression of back pain and the loss of back functioning with time.
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Two recent studies have found that concomitant use of prescription medications and dietary supplements is common.
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Daily intake of a single strain probiotic supplement (Bl-04) was associated with a decreased risk of UTRIs in healthy adults.
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Consuming probiotics may have a modest effect on blood pressure (BP),
especially in persons with BP > 130/85 mmHG and when taken for ¡Ý 8 weeks as multistrain product at a potency of ¡Ý 1011 colony forming units per day.
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Approximately half of blood cultures taken from febrile infants with bacteremia turn positive within 15 hours of sampling.
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A prospective case series that included patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection found that treatment with tapered antibiotic therapy and the probiotic drink kefir resulted in a clinical cure of 84% (21 out of 25 patients).
