Choosing a Long-Term Antiplatelet Regimen After PCI: A Patient-Level Meta-Analysis Description Pooled clinical trial data support P2Y12 inhibitors over aspirin as monotherapy after DAPT discontinuation.
More Evidence for Ocular Adverse Events with GLP-1–Receptor Agonists Description GLP-1 agonists were linked to greater risk for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
First-Line Therapy for C. difficile Colitis: Does Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Have a Role? Description In a randomized trial in Norway, FMT was noninferior to vancomycin.
RSV Infection Substantially Raises Risk for Cardiovascular Events Description Adults hospitalized for RSV had an 18-fold increased incidence of cardiovascular events during the first 28 days after admission.
Medications as Risk Factors for Microscopic Colitis: Have We Been Wrong? Description Commonly implicated medications did not raise risk for biopsy-proven microscopic colitis in an observational study.
Lifestyle Modifications in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Description Lifestyle modifications are not enough to improve the efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs; catheter ablation is still superior.
How Patients with COPD Recognize Exacerbations and Communicate Their Experiences Description Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease often describe their symptoms differently than clinicians would.
A New Indication for Finerenone, a Mineralocorticoid-Receptor Antagonist Description The FDA has approved this drug for treating patients with heart failure and preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction.
Preventing Gastric Cancer by Eradicating Helicobacter pylori Description A meta-analysis suggests that H. pylori eradication lowers gastric cancer incidence by about 40%.
Can POCUS Improve Rhythm Identification and Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests? Description Point-of-care ultrasound early in cardiac arrest detected previously unidentified shockable rhythms, but outcomes didn't improve.