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The Treatment of Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is best in Higher-Volume Hospitals

Author:: David Douglas

Publish date: May 12, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Higher-volume hospitals do better in treatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), but more efforts are need...

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Prior clopidogrel tied to more events in medically treated ACS patients

Author:: David Douglas

Publish date: April 27, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among medically treated patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), prior clopidogrel therapy appears to be associated wi...

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Edoxban has Advantages over Warfarin for Patients with Venous Thromboembolism

Author:: David Douglas

Publish date: April 18, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Edoxaban (Savaysa, Daiichi-Sankyo) shows advantages over warfarin in long-term treatment of patients with venous thromboem...

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Researchers Say Procalcitonin is Linked to Shorter Treatment and Reduced Mortality in Critically Ill

Author:: David Douglas

Publish date: March 22, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Use of the marker procalcitonin to guide antibacterial therapy in the critically ill is associated with shorter treatment ...

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CRT in Patients with Heart Failure Without LBBB May Harm

Author:: David Douglas

Publish date: March 4, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with heart failure (HF) without left bundle branch block (LBBB) may no...

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Survival is Heightened with the Use of Bisphophonate

Author:: David Douglas

Publish date: February 17, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bisphosphonate use is associated with better survival in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), according to ...

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Compared to Open Repair, EVAR Reduces Mortality up to 3 Years

Author:: David Douglas

Publish date: September 22, 2015

NEW YORK - Endovascular repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) is associated with an initial survival advantage over open repair, accordin...

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Increased VTE Prophylaxis Shows Little Benefit following Colorectal Surgery

Author:: David Douglas

Publish date: June 18, 2015

NEW YORK—Although venous thromboembolism (VTE) rates are low in hospitalized patients following colorectal surgery, the increasing use of prophylaxis ...