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Increased odds seen for giving birth to a child diagnosed with congenital heart disease within five years of birth.
An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology has found that mothers who are anemic in early pregnancy face a higher ...
A highly sensitive bone marrow test could double survival rates for some groups of younger adults with acute myeloid leukemia ...
Not everyone is sold on the benefits of early ezetimibe use, especially given the modest effect seen in IMPROVE-IT.
Commentary: The ECG suggests acute anterolateral myocardial infarction (MI). In addition to marked ST elevation, deep precordial Q waves have already evolved. IV lidocaine (or amiodarone ...
Table 3. Multivariate Cox regression analysis of risk factors for MACCE and all-cause mortality in older women after MI (N = 145). Predictor variables MACCE n = 52 All-cause mortality n = 59 ...
Arterial hypoxemia was common in 53 patients following acute myocardial infarction. It was most marked in patients with evidence of left ventricular failure. Arterial oxygen tension, however, was ...
In patients with cardiogenic shock (CS), a percutaneous microaxial ventricular assist device (Impella, Abiomed, Danvers, MA) is a choice for temporary mechanical circulatory support. Given the high ...