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Abnormal potassium plus suspected ACS spell trouble
October 21, 2017
BARCELONA – “If you have a patient in the emergency department with a possible ACS and potassium imbalance, you should really be cautious.”
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MI, stroke risk from HFrEF surpasses HFpEF
October 17, 2017
DALLAS – Events go up as ejection fraction declines.
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Ideal intubation position still unknown
October 17, 2017
For an endotracheal intubation, the sniffing position may be a better choice than the ramped position, a new study suggests.
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VIDEO: Intermittent furosemide during acute HFpEF favors kidneys
October 12, 2017
DALLAS – Bolus treatment cut creatinine increases by two-thirds.
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BP accuracy is the ghost in the machine
October 7, 2017
When it comes to measuring a patient’s blood pressure, “we do it wrong.”
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Oral anticoagulation ‘reasonable’ in advanced kidney disease with A-fib
October 5, 2017
Reduced stroke risk, no increase in bleeding in atrial fibrillation and advanced chronic kidney disease.
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LVAD use soars in elderly Americans
October 3, 2017
DALLAS – As the use of left ventricular assist devices skyrocketed, so did short-term survival.
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Dabigatran, rivaroxaban linked to slight increase in GI bleeding risk
October 2, 2017
Overall, the risk of major bleeds associated with NOACs was similar to the risk with conventional anticoagulants.
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No benefit seen for routine low-dose oxygen after stroke
September 26, 2017
The large SO2S trial found no benefit for continuous or night-only routine oxygen supplementation.
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How to manage bleeding in patients taking direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)
September 21, 2017
As a primary concern about the routine use of direct oral anticoagulants has been the lack of commercially available direct reversal agents, clinicians are often left wondering how to manage bleeding episodes in patients receiving DOACs.
