Avandia safety controversy continues Ischemic preconditioning saves myocardium Dabigatran lowers deep vein clot risk Newer drug compares well with warfarin and does not require lab monitoring Study highlights postop transfusion risks Evidence mounts that liberal approach is no better than conservative, and may even increase morbidity and mortality Cardiac CT standards address training concerns But in the absence of provincial licensing requirements, guideline authors appeal to physicians’ sense of morality Magnet-containing eyewear messes with ICD Certain make of eyeglass poses ICD, pacemaker interference risk Peripheral artery disease needs more respect Community screening effort finds undiagnosed, untreated cases Catheter ablation tops medications in atrial fibrillation It’s cool to cool cardiac arrest patients Out-of-hospital arrest patients need therapeutic hypothermia Radial approach lessens kidney risk: B.C. study Doing cardiac catheterization through the wrist has advantages over femoral access, although it is more technically challenging First Previous 79 80 81 82 83 Next Last
