The use of perioperative pharmacologic ?-blockade in patients at low risk of myocardial ischemic events undergoing noncardiac surgery (NCS) is controversial because of the risk of stroke and hypotension.
Patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation may present critically ill with complications of atrial esophageal fistula, commonly manifesting as neurologic deficits and septicemia difficult to distinguish from other acute etiologies without a high index of suspicion.
Incident atrial fibrillation is associated with cognitive decline independent of ischemic stroke, according to new data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study.
This study aims to assess whether the timing of menopausal hormone therapy initiation in relation to onset of menopause and hormone therapy duration is associated with myocardial infarction risk.
At 24 weeks, xanthine oxidase inhibition with allopurinol did not improve clinical status, exercise capacity, quality of life or left ventricular ejection fraction in high-risk patients with HF, decreased ejection fraction and elevated levels of uric acid, according to results of the EXACT-HF study.
Younger age at menopause was independently associated with decreased risk for atrial fibrillation, according to new data from the Women’s Health Study.
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