The lack of superiority of combination therapy vs epinephrine alone suggests it may be futile to add vasopressin to epinephrine during cardiopulmonary resuscitation with advanced cardiac life support. Medscape Medical News
Marijuana use by acute MI survivors is associated with a three-fold higher risk of mortality after infarction, and a nearly four-fold increase in death from noncardiovascular causes. Heartwire
Atrial-level repair of transposition of the great arteries was a significant advance in medicine that offered hope to patients and families when there was none before. However, many patients who received these procedures now have complications, and the current article describes these conditions and their management. Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine
The Ex-STAND Study showed that amlodipine and valsartan were well tolerated and lowered blood pressure in blacks more effectively than did amlodipine monotherapy. Medscape Medical News
