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Monthly Archive: March 2006

- in Gastroenterology
- — 29 Mar, 2006
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Best to Avoid Steroids Before Surgery
Venkataraman Subramanian, St George’s Hospital, London
British Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting 20-23 March 2006, International Convention Centre, Birmingham UK. Abstract 305
For patients with inflammatory bowel disease who may be candidates for surgery a switch from steroids to an
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- in ACC 2006
- — 29 Mar, 2006
Audio Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine: reporting from American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta – Trans Catheter PFO Closure to Prevent Migraine?
Peter Wilmshurst, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Late Breaking Study, ACC Annual Sessions with the i2 Summit 2006 Meeting, March, Atlanta
A new study looking at patent foramen ovale, or PFO, closure using a trans-catheter device has raised hopes that migraine attacks …
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- in ACC 2006
- — 29 Mar, 2006
Do Blood Transfusions Increase Mortality Risk in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction?
Vivek Rajagopal, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH
American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta. Abstract Number: 973-234
Patients admitted with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction should not routinely be given blood transfusions according to the findings of
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- in ACC 2006
- — 27 Mar, 2006
Late-Stent Throbosis Risk after Clopidogrel Withdrawal: Greater in Drug Eluting Stents
Matthias Pfisterer, University Hospital Basel
American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta. Abstract Number: 422-11. Lancet 2005:366:921
Clopidogrel therapy may need to be prolonged among patients treated with angioplasty plus drug eluting stent implantation as compared
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- in ACC 2006
- — 27 Mar, 2006
Acute Coronary Syndromes: Big Mortality Reduction from Early Aggressive Statins
Anthony Bavry, The Cleveland ClinIc, OH
American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta. Abstract Number: 821-5
All cause mortality can be reduced by 25 per cent if you give your acute coronary syndrome patients early aggressive
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- in ACC 2006
- — 27 Mar, 2006
Surgery for Obesity: Cardiovascular Risk Benefits?
John Batsis, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta. Abstract Number: 842-8
Bariatric surgery – surgical weight reduction – has emerged as a potentially healthy treatment option. John Batsis gave the American
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- in ACC 2006
- — 27 Mar, 2006
Sirolimus Eluting Stent Superior in Meta Analysis
Antonio Abbate, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond
American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta. Abstract Number: 2912-74
Even though drug eluting stents have gained greatly in popularity for coronary intervention, hard evidence about the relative merits
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- in ACC 2006
- — 27 Mar, 2006
Ultrafiltration vs Diuretics for Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure; UNLOAD Study Findings
Maria Rosa Costanzo, Edward Hospital For Heart Failure, Naperville, Il
American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta. Abstract 418-7
The use of diuretics for treating patients with acute decompensated heart failure has been called into question
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- in ACC 2006
- — 27 Mar, 2006
ARMYDA-3 Study Shows Statins Reduce Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery
Germano Di Sciascio, Campus Biomedico University of Rome
American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta
The anti-inflammatory action of statins may be causing yet another benefit in heart patients: a reduction of atrial fibrillation risk after
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- in ACC 2006
- — 27 Mar, 2006
Catheter Ablation: Better than Multi Drug Therapy for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Carlo Pappone, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan
American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta
The use of circumferential pulmonary vein ablation was found superior to a combination of anti-arrhythmic drugs in controlling atrial fibrillation among patients
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- in ACC 2006
- — 16 Mar, 2006
Atheroma Reversal after Big Reduction of LDL with Statin Therapy
Steven Nissen, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta
Among patients whose atheroma had been measured by a catheter ultrasound probe, the use of treatment with rosuvastatin at sufficiently higher doses to
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- in ACC 2006
- — 14 Mar, 2006
Primary Angioplasty: Sirolimus Eluting Stent Cuts MACE Rates In Half
Christian Spaulding, Rene Descartes University
American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta
Primary PCI is even more effective for treating myocardial infarction if a drug-eluting stent is used. That’s the finding from the French TYPHOON study
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