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Cardiac abnormalities seen on EKG in patients with SLE

02.02.20151772

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with cardiac abnormalities in electrocardiographic studies — even those with short disease duration; however, serious abnormalities were rare, according to newly published research.

3D printing makes heart surgery safer for children

30.01.20151698

A cardiac surgeon in the United States recently used a 3D printed heart as a model to plan a life-saving procedure for his young patient.

Unnecessary stress tests in ED leading to overdiagnosis

29.01.20151724

Noninvasive testing in the emergency department of patients who have chest pain and have not had a myocardial infarction can result in overdiagnosis and unnecessary interventions, based on the results of a retrospective analysis.

Morphine associated with delayed antiplatelet activity in patients with STEMI

28.01.20152028

Use of morphine delayed the onset of action of antiplatelet agents in patients with STEMI who were undergoing PCI, researchers reported.

Management of low-dose aspirin and clopidogrel in clinical practice: a gastrointestinal perspective

27.01.20151743

Proton pump inhibitors seem to be the best gastroprotective agents, whereas the benefits of Helicobacter pylori eradication are still unclear.

FDA approves fixed-dose combination for patients with hypertension

26.01.20151911

Symplmed Pharmaceuticals announced that the FDA has approved the fixed-dose combination of perindopril arginine and amlodipine for the treatment of hypertension in patients whose BP is not adequately controlled on monotherapy.

Heart muscle regeneration induced by long-term use of ventricular assist devices

23.01.20151712

Prolonged use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) by patients with heart failure may induce regeneration of heart muscle by preventing oxidative damage to a cell-regulator mechanism, UT Southwestern Medical Center investigators have found.