June 18th, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: June 18th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include imaging risks, oral contraceptives and the risk for MI and stroke, smoking and mortality in those aged 60 and older, and wasteful spending on cardiovascular tests.
October 26th, 2011
Danish Study Clarifies VTE Risk Associated with Newer Progestogens in Oral Contraceptives
Larry Husten, PHD
A large new study from Denmark provides the best evidence yet that third-generation oral contraceptives (OCs) containing drospirenone, desogestrel, or gestodene (sometimes used to treat dysmenorrhea) are associated with twice the risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) as second-generation OCs containing levonorgestrel. In a paper published in BMJ, Øjvind Lidegaard and colleagues analyzed data from national registries containing more […]
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