Revisional surgeries common after bariatric surgery
1. Over one quarter of patients required revision surgery (including conversion to another procedure, corrective surgery, and reversal surgery) after...
Aspirin alone likely safest antithrombotic therapy after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement
1. Aspirin combined with warfarin was linked with increased bleeding but not less thromboembolism compared with aspirin alone after bioprosthetic...
The CorMicA Trial: Medical therapy guided by invasive coronary function testing offers symptomatic improvement of angina for patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease
1. In this blinded, randomized controlled trial, medical therapy guided by invasive coronary function testing offered greater improvements in angina...
Concussion or mild traumatic brain injury linked with increased risk of suicide
1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, history of concussion or mild traumatic brain injury was associated with a two-fold...
Symptom improvement after concussion in pediatric patients expected within four weeks
1. In this pre-planned secondary analysis of a large prospective study, symptom improvement after concussion occurred primarily in the first...
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker use linked with decreased mortality after inpatient acute kidney injury.
1. In this retrospective cohort study looking at patients admitted to hospital with acute kidney injury, use of angiotensin-converting enzyme...
Continuous or extended combined oral contraceptive regimens not linked to higher venous thromboembolism risk
1. In this retrospective cohort study, continuous (84/7) or extended (365/0) cycle regimens of combined oral contraceptives were not linked...
Atorvastatin loading before percutaneous coronary intervention improves outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome
1. In this prespecified secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial, patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who received a...