Search results for "Secondary prevention"
Clopidogrel plus aspirin may reduce stroke risk better than aspirin alone after TIA, minor stroke
Patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke who received clopidogrel and aspirin within 24 hours of symptom onset had a lower stroke risk than those who received aspirin alone, with no apparent increase in hemorrhage risk, a new study indicated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/03/2.htm
3 Jul 2013
Recent Research
Ambulatory ECG monitoring after stroke, benefit of ventilator bundle components, alteplase and long-term survival after ischemic stroke, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2017
Systematic review compares new and old anticoagulation options for acute VTE
The benefits and risks of 8 different anticoagulation strategies for patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE), including heparin and new oral anticoagulants, were compared in a large new analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/09/24/1.htm
24 Sep 2014
Three-step program improves depression in stroke patients
Hospitalists could play an important role in educating patients and families.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/stroke.htm
15 Nov 2007
Recent Research
ICU glycemic control adoption, beta-blockers at discharge, cognitive function after cardiac arrest, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2015
Test yourself: MKSAP quiz on hematology
These cases and commentary, which address hematology, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/ty.htm
15 Dec 2011
Test yourself: Gastrointestinal bleeding
A 52-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after vomiting several cups of maroon-colored blood... and other cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/12/test.htm
15 Dec 2007
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about C. diff. infections, antibiotic use at teaching hospitals, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/journal.htm
15 Jan 2009
Recent Research
Pneumonia after stroke, quetiapine for delirium, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/rr.htm
15 Jun 2013
Recent Research
Short-term NSAIDS and MI risk, VTE after colorectal surgery, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2011