Howard H. Weitz, MD

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Should all patients with acute pericarditis be treated with colchicine?

Author:: Howard H. Weitz, MD

Publish date: May 1, 2007

Colchicine should be considered a first-line treatment for acute pericarditis and for preventing recurrent episodes.

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How soon can a patient undergo noncardiac surgery after receiving a drug-eluting stent?

Author:: Howard H. Weitz, MD

Publish date: September 1, 2005

Lacking direct data, we base our approach on data from patients with bare-metal stents and from patients receiving antiplatelet therapy for acute c...