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Unnecessary stress tests in ED leading to overdiagnosis

29.01.20151795

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

28.01.20152071

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

27.01.20151798

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

26.01.20151955

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

23.01.20151752

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.

New oral anticoagulants in the treatment of heparin- induced thrombocytopenia

22.01.20153009

There are little data on the efficacy of new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) in this setting.

University of Michigan hospital discharges patient with artificial heart

21.01.20151614

The University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center recently discharged a 24-year old patient with a total artificial heart, allowing him to return home without a human heart while he waits for a heart transplant.