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Type 1 diabetes deadlier in women

05.02.20151410

Women with type 1 diabetes have a much higher risk of death from all causes than do men with type 1 diabetes, according to Dr. Rachel Huxley and her associates.

IV fluids linked to worse outcomes in patients hospitalized for HF

03.02.20151773

Among patients hospitalized for HF who were treated with loop diuretics, those who also received IV fluids had higher rates of death and other poor outcomes, according to a retrospective cohort study.

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.