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Stroke risk in elderly following AMI extends to 12 weeks
ATLANTA – The prolonged period of heightened risk was evident in patients with both STEMI and NSTEMI.
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Drug overdose deaths down since late 2017
Longer-term trend, however, shows an increase of 2.7% during the 12 months ending in March 2018, compared with March 2017.
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Readmission to non-index hospital following acute stroke linked to worse outcomes
ATLANTA – Study adds to the stroke literature on nationwide estimates of 30-day readmissions.
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Blood test may obviate need for head CTs in brain trauma evaluation
SAN DIEGO – A biomarker blood test to evaluate patients for suspected TBI was associated with a high negative predictive value in a large trial....
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DAPT’s benefit after stroke or TIA clusters in first 21 days
MONTREAL – The superiority of clopidogrel plus aspirin over aspirin alone was apparent only during the first 21 days of treatment.
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Smartphone device beat Holter for post-stroke AF detection
MONTREAL – In 294 post-stroke patients, atrial fibrillation screening with a smartphone-based device detected more cases than Holter monitoring....
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Short-term NSAIDs appear safe for high-risk patients
The findings challenge the Choosing Wisely campaign of the American Society of Nephrology, which recommends against NSAIDs for high-risk patients...
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Perioperative gabapentin’s effect on postoperative opioid use
Does perioperative gabapentin decrease the time to pain resolution and opioid cessation in patients undergoing eligible surgery?
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Predicting failure of nonoperative management of spinal epidural abscess
Can one predict whether nonoperative management of spinal epidural abscesses will fail?
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Low-dose ketamine controls pain from severe chest injury, while sparing opioid consumption
SAN DIEGO – The drug may have a benefit among patients whose Injury Severity Score was greater than 15.