NEJM Journal Watch - General Medicine

In a randomized trial, use of intra-arterial tenecteplase following thrombectomy was not associated with an improved outcome.

Objective brain injury and associated cognitive impairment were noted as long as 1 year after infection with SARS-CoV-2.

In a clinical trial of patients with post-thrombotic syndrome, stent patency rates were comparable with or without add-on aspirin.

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome is associated strongly with adverse CV events.

In two small trials, certain FODMAPs were more likely to cause symptoms, and targeted elimination was effective.

Older patients probably should limit driving for a brief time following acute ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction.

More-aggressive BP control was associated with a reduced likelihood of ED visits for hypertension within 6 weeks after delivery.

Long and short protocols of multiple “unattended” office BP measurements correlated with 24-hour ambulatory monitoring.

No, according to a randomized trial in the U.K.

A global database study indicated that a macrolide allergy within the prior year, although rare itself, conferred excess risk for allergy to fidaxomicin.