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Clot Risk Remains High in Medical Patients After Discharge

A study of medically ill hospitalized patients revealed that more than half of venous thromboembolic events occurred after hospital discharge.

Post-Arrest Troponin I Level Is a Poor Predictor of Recent Occlusion

Troponin I level at admission cannot be used to predict which patients need immediate cardiac catheterization.

Infective Endocarditis Involving Implantable Cardiac Devices

Both in-hospital and 1-year mortality rates were high in this multinational survey.

Pregnancy Complications as an Omen for Cardiovascular Disease

Women who delivered small-for-gestational-age babies were more likely to experience ischemic heart disease in later life.

Electrical Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation Is Safe and Effective in the ED

Electrical cardioversion was more effective than pharmacological cardioversion with propafenone.

Preventing Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

A proton-pump inhibitor was superior to an H2-receptor antagonist.

Why Health Literacy Matters

Low health literacy was associated with higher all-cause mortality.

Dispatcher-Directed Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Improves Survival in Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

In a population-based Japanese study, dispatcher assistance increased 1-month survival but had no effect on neurological outcomes.

World Heart Federation Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Rheumatic Heart Disease

These guidelines establish minimum echocardiographic criteria for diagnosing RHD and should enable identification of this condition in individuals with no history of acute rheumatic fever.

Between-Arm Systolic Blood Pressure Differences and Adverse Outcomes

In a prospective cohort study, differences in systolic blood pressure were associated with excess risk for cardiovascular events and death.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Risks for Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke

Close monitoring of RA patients is warranted.

Therapeutic Hypothermia for Cardiac Arrest in the Prehospital Setting

Prehospital initiation of cooling for patients with nonventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest did not improve outcomes compared with in-hospital cooling.

Patient Satisfaction Associated with Higher Healthcare Costs

Satisfaction may be related to patients requesting and receiving unnecessary tests and treatments.

Septic Shock? Reach for Norepinephrine After Fluid Resuscitation

A meta-analysis shows that dopamine is associated with increased risk for death and arrhythmic events compared with norepinephrine.

A Pharmacist-Led Intervention Reduces Medication Errors in Primary Care

But who will pay for it?

High-Dose Daptomycin for Device-Related Staphylococcal Endocarditis

Twenty of 25 patients with this condition were cured (median daily dose, 8.3 mg/kg); none required discontinuation or dose reduction of daptomycin because of adverse events.

Fried-Food Consumption Not Linked to Heart Disease or Death

The type of oil used for frying (olive versus sunflower) did not influence the findings.

"I'll Be Back"

Risk-prediction models for hospital readmission perform poorly, according to a systematic review.

Thrombocytosis in Ovarian Cancer: A Not-So-Innocent Bystander?

Tumor cell–induced platelet elevation was shown to stimulate tumor-cell growth and was associated with poor prognosis in ovarian cancer patients.

Who Is at Low Risk for Death After Acute Pulmonary Embolism?

A simplified risk-assessment tool performed well in predicting 30-day and 90-day mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Normalization of Vital Signs Does Not Reduce Risk for Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Up to one third of patients whose abnormal triage vital signs reverted to normal values had PE.

Preventing Thrombosis During Chemotherapy

Prophylactic anticoagulation with the low-molecular-weight heparin semuloparin reduced the incidence of thromboembolic events without increasing the risk for major bleeding.

Briefly Noted

Increased cardiovascular risk associated with psoriasis, protective effects of cutaneous discoid lupus, treatment for erosive pustular scalp dermatosis, and quality of life in patients with CLE-induced photosensitivity

Pulmonary Hypertension Is Different in Children Than in Adults

Syncope is more common and functional activity is better preserved than in adults. Dyspnea on exertion and fatigue were the most common symptoms.

Thigh-Length vs. Below-Knee Compression Stockings

Prevention of postthrombotic syndrome was similar with both types of stockings in patients with venous thrombosis, but adverse effects were less common with below-knee stockings.

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