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Antiplatelet and statin use suboptimal after carotid artery stenting and endarterectomy
The specialty of the physician performing the procedure predicted the likelihood of a prescription, with medical specialists being most likely to prescribe the drugs, followed by radiologists, then surgeons.
Beta-blockers at discharge may not improve outcomes after elective PCI in some older patients
According to an editorial, this study and others call into question the guideline-directed use of beta-blockers in patients with coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Joint guidelines issued for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis
A 4-drug regimen of isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol for 2 months, followed by a continuation phase of 4 months of isoniazid and rifampin, remains the preferred initial treatment for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis.
Perspectives debate merits of hospitalist model 20 years after first description
A perspective by Robert M. Wachter, MD, FACP, and Lee Goldman, MD, MPH, FACP, reviewed the evolution of the hospitalist field from a few hundred clinicians in 1996 to more than 50,000 today.
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