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August 2011 - FRMC

08/23/2011
According to researchers, use of laboratory tests has increased continuously over the past few decades.
According to researchers, use of laboratory tests has increased continuously over the past few decades.
According to researchers, use of...
08/23/2011
First Report Managed Care
08/23/2011
Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI), a potentially fatal occurrence, is often treated surgically, but new data from a retrospective study suggest many patients with PI are good candidates for nonoperative management. Investigators for the study,...
Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI), a potentially fatal occurrence, is often treated surgically, but new data from a retrospective study suggest many patients with PI are good candidates for nonoperative management. Investigators for the study,...
Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI), a...
08/23/2011
First Report Managed Care
08/23/2011
A Korean study found percutaneous coronary intervention with sirolimus-eluting stents noninferior to coronary artery bypass grafting in patients.
A Korean study found percutaneous coronary intervention with sirolimus-eluting stents noninferior to coronary artery bypass grafting in patients.
A Korean study found...
08/23/2011
First Report Managed Care
08/23/2011
Progressive left ventricular dysfunction and congestive heart failure have been associated with severe mitral regurgitation. Left untreated, symptomatic patients have an annual rate of ≥5%. Symptoms can be managed medically, but this strategy...
Progressive left ventricular dysfunction and congestive heart failure have been associated with severe mitral regurgitation. Left untreated, symptomatic patients have an annual rate of ≥5%. Symptoms can be managed medically, but this strategy...
Progressive left ventricular...
08/23/2011
First Report Managed Care
08/23/2011
Age was the strongest predictor of 90-day mortality among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) for reperfusion, according to results of a recent study...
Age was the strongest predictor of 90-day mortality among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) for reperfusion, according to results of a recent study...
Age was the strongest predictor...
08/23/2011
First Report Managed Care
08/23/2011
As a reperfusion strategy, thrombolysis has been shown to have similar benefit with regard to mortality as primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who are not...
As a reperfusion strategy, thrombolysis has been shown to have similar benefit with regard to mortality as primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who are not...
As a reperfusion strategy,...
08/23/2011
First Report Managed Care
08/23/2011
In 1998, the multidetector row computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) was introduced, changing the way physicians approach pulmonary embolism (PE). The test was expected to improve outcomes of PE by detecting and allowing treatment...
In 1998, the multidetector row computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) was introduced, changing the way physicians approach pulmonary embolism (PE). The test was expected to improve outcomes of PE by detecting and allowing treatment...
In 1998, the multidetector row...
08/23/2011
First Report Managed Care
08/23/2011
According to researchers, although double-blind, randomized, controlled trials provide dependable evidence in establishing the efficacy of therapeutic interventions, such proof does not guarantee the effectiveness of a particular therapy in a...
According to researchers, although double-blind, randomized, controlled trials provide dependable evidence in establishing the efficacy of therapeutic interventions, such proof does not guarantee the effectiveness of a particular therapy in a...
According to researchers,...
08/23/2011
First Report Managed Care
08/23/2011
In 2008, study results demonstrated that compared with watchful waiting, radical prostatectomy decreased the risk of metastases, the rate of death from prostate cancer, and the rate of death from any cause. Although the participants in the...
In 2008, study results demonstrated that compared with watchful waiting, radical prostatectomy decreased the risk of metastases, the rate of death from prostate cancer, and the rate of death from any cause. Although the participants in the...
In 2008, study results...
08/23/2011
First Report Managed Care
08/23/2011
Patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be experiencing instability or worsening of their disease. Worldwide, COPD is the leading cause of disability and death, and exacerbations have been associated...
Patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be experiencing instability or worsening of their disease. Worldwide, COPD is the leading cause of disability and death, and exacerbations have been associated...
Patients with exacerbations of...
08/23/2011
First Report Managed Care