Search results for "Aspirin"
Warfarin-aspirin therapy associated with increased bleeding compared with warfarin only
Patients with atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism who received aspirin without a clear therapeutic indication in addition to warfarin had higher rates of bleeding and similar rates of thrombosis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/12/2.htm
12 Mar 2019
No overall association seen between postdiagnosis low-dose aspirin, prostate cancer mortality
Data were collected from a nationwide Danish registry on tumor characteristics, drug use, primary prostate cancer therapy, comorbid conditions, and socioeconomic variables for men with incident prostate adenocarcinoma between 2000 and 2011.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/05/1.htm
5 Mar 2019
Mucosal healing an emerging goal of ulcerative colitis treatment, guideline states
The updated guideline from the American College of Gastroenterology offers recommendations on drug treatment and cancer screening, among other topics.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/05/2.htm
5 Mar 2019
Evidence evolving on aspirin as prevention
Practice-changing points may influence how internists prescribe aspirin for the primary prevention of heart disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/03/evidence-evolving-on-aspirin-as-prevention.htm
1 Mar 2019
Asthma flare-ups face new evidence, new therapies
This issue also covers changing use of aspirin for cardiovascular disease, decreases in the ability to smell, and dealing with the unexpected loss of a medical trainee.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/03/asthma-flare-ups-face-new-evidence-new-therapies.htm
1 Mar 2019
Aspirin associated with fewer CV events, more major bleeding in healthy patients, review finds
When weighing the risks and benefits of aspirin for primary cardiovascular (CV) prevention in individual patients, clinicians must also consider other interventions that may lower risk, an accompanying editorial said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/29/1.htm
29 Jan 2019
A defense of proton-pump inhibitors
Data on their risks may seem persuasive, but one expert is not convinced.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/a-defense-of-proton-pump-inhibitors.htm
1 Jan 2019
Obituaries
ACP recognizes former college officials who have passed.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/11/obits.htm
1 Nov 2018
MKSAP Quiz: Shortness of breath following hospital discharge
A 52-year-old woman is evaluated during a follow-up visit following a small non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with drug-eluting stent. Since discharge, she has had shortness of breath. Following a physical exam and chest radiograph, what is the most likely cause of this patient's dyspnea?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/30/3.htm
30 Oct 2018
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for palpitations, fatigue
A 78-year-old man is evaluated for palpitations, worsening fatigue, and exercise intolerance. Two months ago, he was diagnosed with atrial flutter and subsequently underwent cardioversion to normal sinus rhythm. Following a physical exam, lab studies, and an electrocardiogram, what is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/mksap-quiz-evaluation-for-palpitations-fatigue.htm
1 Oct 2018