Cardiology
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Seizure risk substantial after pediatric intracerebral hemorrhage
Major finding: Twenty-four of 73 (33%) children and adolescents who had a spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage experienced a remote symptomatic...
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FDA issues warning on azithromycin arrhythmia risk
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Combo may be best rescue therapy for resistant Kawasaki disease
Major Finding: Nonresponders to IVIG plus aspirin for treatment of acute Kawasaki disease were significantly more likely to respond to rescue...
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Bullseye on Overuse: Fewer Interventions for Better Care
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Infliximab Not Cardioprotective in Kawasaki
Major Finding: Compared with placebo, infliximab reduced the erythrocyte sedimentation rate by 22% and shortened the duration of fever by 50%, but...
Managing Your Practice
Gastric Bypass Benefits Persist at 6 Years' Follow-Up
Major Finding: Six years after undergoing gastric bypass, patients showed a mean weight loss of 28%, a diabetes remission rate of 62%, a...
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Youth Smoking Linked to Carotid Intima-Media Thickening
Major Finding: Smoking duration in youth was positively associated with common carotid intima-media thickness (0.014-mm increase/year).
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Bariatric Surgery Prevents Type 2 Diabetes
Major Finding: During follow-up, type 2 diabetes developed in 110 of the bariatric surgery patients and in 392 controls, corresponding to...
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Earlier Kawasaki Diagnosis and Treatment Needed
Major Finding: Among a large group of children with Kawasaki disease who developed coronary artery abnormalities during their acute illness or...
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Last 20 Years: U.S. Youth Lipid Profiles Have Improved
Major Finding: Over the 20-year study period, children and adolescents showed a 5-mg/dL decrease in mean serum total cholesterol, an 8-mg/dL drop...
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Negative Emotions Could Drive Abnormal BP Pattern in Some Teens
Major Finding: Compared with white Americans, black adolescents who reported negative emotions were at higher risk for nocturnal blood pressure...