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Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis does not reduce post-thrombotic syndrome risk
December 6, 2017
The ATTRACT trial results contrast with recent reports from another randomized trial, known as CAVENT.
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New buprenorphine formulation approved for medication-assisted treatment
December 2, 2017
Patients who are currently taking other buprenorphine formulations can be transitioned.
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Prescribers mostly ignore clopidogrel pharmacogenomic profiling
November 16, 2017
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Physicians treating ACS patients with an antiplatelet all but ignore their genetically assessed ability to metabolize clopidogrel.
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Keep PCI patients on aspirin for noncardiac surgery
November 15, 2017
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Perioperative aspirin is more likely to help than harm PCI patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
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VIDEO: U.S. hypertension guidelines reset threshold to 130/80 mm Hg
November 14, 2017
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Thirty million Americans became hypertensive overnight.
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Atrial fibrillation boosts VTE risk
October 31, 2017
BARCELONA – Study shows women face higher and more persistent risk.
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Caprini score is not a good predictor of PE in patients with DVT
October 25, 2017
Commonly used model failed to predict pulmonary embolism in patients with DVT.
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VIDEO: How to manage surgical pain in opioid addiction treatment
October 25, 2017
NEW ORLEANS – It is possible to give opioid addiction patients opioids for post-op surgical pain without increasing the risk of relapse.
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Naloxone: Difficult conversations about a potential lifesaver
October 24, 2017
A recent study highlights the difficulties and strategies for discussing the antiopioid medication’s utility.
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The opioid epidemic and its impact on the health care system
October 24, 2017
Here are strategies hospitalists can employ to combat the growing use and abuse of narcotics.
