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CardioBuzz: Update on Antidotes for New Oral Anticoagulants

11.11.20142002

The New England Journal of Medicine reported last week a phase I study of a new drug (PER977, Aripazine) that may be effective as an antidote for several of the new oral anticoagulants, as well as some of the established anticoagulants.

Risk of Bleeding With Dabigatran in Atrial Fibrillation

10.11.20141566

What is the risk of bleeding among Medicare patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) taking dabigatran versus warfarin?

Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery: Population-Based Matched Cohort Study

07.11.20141661

What is the effect of bariatric surgery on the development of clinical diabetes in obese individuals receiving routine clinical care?

AF may double risk for silent cerebral infarction

06.11.20141847

Atrial fibrillation was associated with a more than twofold increase in the odds for silent cerebral infarction, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Statin therapy and long-term adverse limb outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease: insights from the REACH registry

05.11.20141812

Due to a high burden of systemic cardiovascular events, current guidelines recommend the use of statins in all patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD).

Contractile Dysfunction of Left Ventricular Cardiomyocytes in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

31.10.20141683

What is the contribution of atrophy and contractility of cardiomyocytes to left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?

CAS use increased, outcomes improved during recent 10-year period

30.10.20141787

Usage of carotid artery stenting increased and outcomes associated with that intervention improved between 2001 and 2010, recent findings concluded.