About 30% of patients with cardiac arrest due to ventricular arrhythmia undergo defibrillation more than two minutes after the initial recognition of arrest, a new study has shown. The delay exceeds guideline-based recommendations and results in decreased survival to discharge, say investigators. Heartwire
Investigators report that 6.2% of patients prescribed clopidogrel filed at least one insurance claim for ulcer or gastrointestinal bleeding. One expert, however, says the finding is simply hypothesis generating at this point. Heartwire
The aim of this study was to determine the relative contributions of nitric oxide and vasodilator prostanoids to endothelial function in a homogenous group of type 1 diabetic patients. The British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have released new recommendations for the treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Medscape Medical News
How do you work through the case details of a patient who presents with complicated chest pain -- from diagnosis to discharge, especially as regards antiplatelet therapy, before, during, and after? Medscape Cardiology
Guidelines have been issued regarding proper anticoagulant and antiplatelet treatment of patients who undergo endoscopic procedures. Medscape Medical News
