January 17th, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Weekly Review: Week of January 16th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include acute MI and potassium levels, cardiac arrest during long-distance running, the anticoagulant idrabiotaparinux, and managing hypertension in the very elderly.
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- Patients Need Standardized Education for Accurate Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Does P2Y12 Inhibitor Pretreatment Improve Outcomes in Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes?
- Is Anticoagulation Useful for Patients with Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation?
- Is Anticoagulation Alone Sufficient After Caval or Iliofemoral Venous Stenting for PTS?
- Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation and ACS or PCI: Choosing a Regimen Based on the Totality of Events