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Serious cardiac complications in coronary spasm provocation tests using acetylcholine or ergonovine: analysis of 21 512 patients from the diagnosis procedure combination database in Japan

28.02.20151809

This retrospective cohort study suggested that acetylcholine (ACH) tests were associated with a higher rate of cardiac complications than ergonovine (ER) tests.

Statin use may reduce risk for liver cancer

27.02.20151637

The use of statins decreased the risk for primary liver cancer, especially in patients with liver disease and diabetes, according to newly published data.

Larger and more severe strokes seen with aspirin resistance

25.02.20152043

Patients with acute ischemic stroke who test positive for aspirin resistance had both larger stroke volume and increased severity, compared with patients without resistance, in an observational study of 311 patients at Korean centers.

Concomitant NSAIDs with antithrombotic therapy after MI worsen outcomes

24.02.20151784

In a study of patients assigned antithrombotic therapy after MI, concomitant use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were associated with increased risk for bleeding and excess thrombotic events, regardless of treatment duration.

ICD benefit persists with increasing patient age

20.02.20151655

The survival benefit conferred by implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) persists with increasing patient age.

Odds of major bleeding, mortality lower with fondaparinux than heparin

19.02.20151591

Patients with non-STEMI who were treated with fondaparinux had better rates of major bleeding and mortality during hospitalization and up to 180 days after discharge compared with patients treated with low–molecular-weight heparin, according to new data.

Anemia may predict poor outcomes after TAVR

18.02.20152025

The presence of anemia and lower hemoglobin levels was predictive of poor functional status in patients with aortic stenosis before and after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.