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Lower-dose beta-blocker associated with reduced mortality in decompensated cirrhosis patients

Posted on: 06/11/2013 - 17:30

WASHINGTON – Treatment with nonselective beta-blockers was not associated with an increased mortality risk in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, judging from findings from a retrospective...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Prehospital bivalirudin reduced bleeding with PCI

Posted on: 01/11/2013 - 14:15

SAN FRANCISCO – Giving bivalirudin in the ambulance to patients with ST-segment elevation MI before primary percutaneous coronary intervention significantly improved 30-day bleeding outcomes in a...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Transradial PCI in women appears safe, feasible

Posted on: 30/10/2013 - 20:40

SAN FRANCISCO – Rates of bleeding or vascular complications in women undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention were 59% lower using radial access, compared with femoral access, a difference that...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Systemic sclerosis brings sharply increased MI risk

Posted on: 28/10/2013 - 19:00

SAN DIEGO – Patients with systemic sclerosis are at greater than eightfold increased risk of having an acute myocardial infarction during the first year after diagnosis, compared with matched...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Obesity paradox may exist in hypertensive patients with diabetes

Posted on: 25/10/2013 - 18:20

AMSTERDAM – A study of Japanese patients with hypertension and glucose intolerance showed that as their body mass index increased, their risk of cardiovascular disease decreased, suggesting the...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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Lower-dose beta-blocker associated with reduced mortality in decompensated cirrhosis patients

Prehospital bivalirudin reduced bleeding with PCI

Transradial PCI in women appears safe, feasible

Systemic sclerosis brings sharply increased MI risk

Obesity paradox may exist in hypertensive patients with diabetes

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