Aliskiren, a new nonpeptide orally active renin inhibitor, appears safe and effective in treating essential hypertension, European researchers report. However,...
Atrial fibrillation occurs commonly among certain patients after radiofrequency catheter ablation of typical atrial flutter, according to findings from a new...
Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is as safe as on-pump CABG and causes less myocardial damage but has higher revascularization rates, according to...
Preprandial inhaled insulin via AERx insulin diabetes management system (iDMS) is as effective as preprandial subcutaneous insulin in patients with type 2...
Objective: To determine whether gas exchange improvement in response to the prone position is associated with an improved outcome in acute lung injury...
The 3 major organ systems affected by high BP are the CNS, cardiovascular system, and renal system. Central nervous system The CNS is affected as the elevated...
History: Focus history on the presence of end-organ damage, the circumstances surrounding the hypertension, and any identifiable etiology. Medications Use of...
Physical: Use an approach based on organ systems to identify signs of end-organ damage. CNS Focal neurologic findings Seizures, stupor, coma Papilledema,...
The most common hypertensive emergency is a rapid unexplained rise in BP in a patient with chronic essential hypertension. Other causes Renovascular...
Uncontrolled and prolonged elevation of blood pressure (BP) can lead to a variety of changes in the myocardial structure, coronary vasculature, and conduction...
I was observing recently in a cardiac cath lab. One of the patients had an abnormal heart anatomy being that she had 2 aortic arches. Has anyone else observe...
The Stars and Stripes received a rare welcome in Iran Wednesday as U.S. medics joined efforts to help survivors of an earthquake that killed at least 30,000...
Nebulized sodium nitroprusside (NP) improves oxygenation in term infants with hypoxic respiratory failure to a similar degree as inhaled nitric oxide, study...
In contrast to Ebola infections, in which the outbreaks have remained, so far, geographically contained to the area where the first cases appeared (probably...
Polygenic hypercholesterolemia (nonfamilial hypercholesterolemia is a better term) is the most common form of elevated serum cholesterol concentrations....
Pathophysiology: Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles are the major plasma carriers of cholesterol. Therefore, the serum cholesterol measurement is usually...
Treatment with sertraline improves quality of life in patients who have been hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris and who...
Rate control with chronic anticoagulation therapy, not rhythm control, is the recommended strategy for treating adult patients with new onset atrial...
Recommendation 1: Rate control with chronic anticoagulation best for most AF patients Using data from the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm...
Recommendation 2: Most AF patients should receive chronic anticoagulation with adjusted-dose warfarin "Warfarin is a hard drug to use, because it does have...
Recommendation 3: Atenolol, metoprolol, diltiazem, and verapamil recommended for rate control during exercise and at rest The third recommendation was based on...
Recommendation 4: Electrical and pharmacologic conversion are "appropriate options" for patients electing acute cardioversion The efficacy of traditional...
Recommendation 5: Transesophageal echocardiography deemed an appropriate management strategy Both TEE -- a procedure used to stratify patients for risk of ...
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