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Author: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News The association between COVID-19 and cardiac arrhythmias is significant, especially when patients are hit hard by the disease and moved to the ICU. A new analysis published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology highlighted four specific cases in New York City when a different type of arrhythmia occurred, detailing both the clinical presentations […]
Read MoreBy Kelly Young NEJM Journal Watch Two thirds of youth who received antibiotics to treat uncomplicated appendicitis avoided surgery, according to a nonrandomized study in JAMA. Researchers enrolled over 1000 children aged 7 to 17 who presented with uncomplicated appendicitis. Roughly 65% chose to undergo urgent laparoscopic appendectomy, while 35% chose nonoperative management with IV antibiotics […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Autopsies conducted on 42 patients who died with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) revealed acute tubular injury (ATI) as the main pathologic finding correlating with acute kidney injury (AKI) in this cohort. The results were published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Researchers led by Dominick Santoriello, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Cardiac involvement and myocardial inflammation are common in recovered COVID-19 patients, according to a new study published in JAMA Cardiology. The authors studied cardiac imaging results of 100 adult patients included in the University Hospital Frankfurt COVID-19 Registry. All patients had confirmed cases of COVID-19 but passed a swab test […]
Read MoreDG Alerts By Denise Baez Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral load among hospitalised patients is independently associated with the risk of intubation and in-hospital mortality, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reed Magleby, MD, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, and colleagues evaluated 678 hospitalised patients […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Volkov JDSupra The Justice Department’s enforcement programs are resuming – False Claims Act, FCPA and other programs will continue. The rate of enforcement, however, is subject to change once again from the impact of the pandemic. As the pandemic continues to spread, DOJ focus on pandemic related fraud and other scams will divert […]
Read MoreThis is a great review for our pain readers. Author: Zawn Villines Medical News Today Hip pain can affect anyone. It can be a mild inconvenience or so severe that it interferes with daily functioning. Possible causes include muscle injury, osteoarthritis, and pelvic floor conditions. It can also occur during pregnancy. In this article, we […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kenneth R. DeVault, MD reviewing Almario CV et al. 2020 NEJM Journal Watch An online survey suggests a dose-dependent association between PPI use and risk for testing positive for COVID-19. Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) have become a mainstay in the treatment of acid-related conditions. They were initially felt to be very safe, but multiple studies published in the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Rapid reperfusion is linked to improved survival for STEMI patients, a point confirmed again and again by numerous studies and clinical guidelines. Delayed care is still prevalent, however, especially when the patient presents at a facility where percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is unavailable and transportation is required. The authors […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Results from an Italian study published in The Lancet Rheumatology have demonstrated a significant reduction in the risk of invasive mechanical ventilation or death in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia who were treated with the IL-6 inhibitor tocilizumab, either intravenously or subcutaneously, when compared with standard care. The authors said the association […]
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