Archive: 01/11/2016
Results from the PLATINUM DIVERSITY study presented
A dedicated stent study conducted exclusively in women and minority patients evaluated clinical outcomes within the era of contemporary PCI, comparing these results to a parallel cohort of white male patients. Although there ...
Nov 1, 2016
Anesthesia sedation practices for patients in the pediatric congenital cardiac cath lab
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) and the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS), today published recommendations for institutions and physicians ...
Nov 1, 2016
Study finds mild exercise helps decrease pain and improve activity level in older adults
It's never too late to reap the benefits of exercise, and that includes older adults with arthritis and other muscle and joint conditions, according to a study.
Nov 1, 2016
Gaps in knowledge of pharmacokinetic changes in pregnancy and their clinical consequences
There is a substantial gap in knowledge of pharmacokinetic changes in pregnancy and their clinical consequences, according to a study published by Shinya Ito and colleagues from the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ...
Nov 1, 2016
Results of ReACT Trial presented
A randomized evaluation of routine follow-up coronary angiography after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) found that there was no long-term clinical benefit compared to clinical follow-up alone among unselected patients ...
Nov 1, 2016