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HFrEF mortality halved when treatment matches guidelines
June 14, 2017
PARIS – Full adherence to heart failure guidelines works.
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Use of probiotics in hospitalized adults to prevent Clostridium difficile infection
June 14, 2017
Clinical Question: Does the use and timing of probiotics in hospitalized adult patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) improve clinical outcomes?
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Sooner may not be better: Study shows no benefit of urgent colonoscopy for lower GI bleeding
June 14, 2017
Clinical Question: Does the use and timing of probiotics in hospitalized adult patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) improve clinical outcomes?
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Angiotensin II may improve vasopressors’ efficacy
June 14, 2017
Adding a certain hormone could strengthen treatment options for vasodilatory shock patients.
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Assessing the risks associated with MRI patients with a pacemaker or defibrillator
June 13, 2017
What are the risks of nonthoracic MRI in patients with pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) who are not preapproved by the Food and Drug Administration for MRI scanning?
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Application of the MASCC and CISNE risk-stratification scores to identify low-risk febrile neutropenic patients in the emergency department
June 12, 2017
Does the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) or Clinical Index of Stable Febrile Neutropenia (CISNE) risk-stratification score better predict patient outcomes in patients presenting to emergency departments with febrile neutropenia?
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Atrial fibrillation blunts beta-blockers for HFrEF
June 11, 2017
Do beta-blockers alter mortality in HFrEF with atrial fib??
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Bedside CGM boosts glucose control in hospital
June 10, 2017
Early results from pilot study impress researchers.
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Low-dose aspirin bests dual-antiplatelet therapy in TAVR
June 8, 2017
PARIS – ARTE trial is hailed as practice changing.
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Everything We Say and Do: Setting discharge goals and visit expectations
June 8, 2017
I always ensure at the end of my visit with a patient and their family that they know when to expect me to return to see their child again.