AHA News: Traditional Dances Mix Music, Movement, Heritage and Health
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Anybody who’s twisted, hustled, boot-scooted or learned how to do the Dougie knows dancing can be more than just a fun way to spend a Saturday night. But when music and motion link someone t…
Learn MoreACC: Bleeding Risk Lower With Tranexamic Acid in Noncardiac Surgery
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, the incidence of a composite bleeding outcome is significantly lower with tranexamic acid, while tranexamic acid is not noninferior for the composite cardiovascular outcome, according to a study published online April 2 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, held from April 2 to 4 in Washington, D.C.
P.J. Devereaux, M.D., Ph.D., from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues conducted a trial involving 9,535 patients undergoing noncardiac surgery who were randomly assigned to receive either tranexamic acid or placebo (4,757 and 4,778 patients, respectively).
The researchers found that a composite bleeding outcome (life-threatening bleeding, major bleeding, or bleeding into a critical organ) at 30 days occurred in 9.1 and 11.7 percent of patients in the tranexamic acid and placebo groups, respectively (hazard ratio, 0.76; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.67 to 0.87; two-sided P
“Although the difference in composite cardiovascular complications between the tranexamic acid group and the placebo group was small, the noninferiority of tranexamic acid was not established,” the authors write.
Several authors disclosed financial ties to the biopharmaceutical industry.
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Learn MoreEligibility Criteria Add to Race Gap in Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials
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Learn MorePsychological Interventions + Physical Therapy Ease Chronic Low Back Pain
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Learn MoreAHA News: Los bailes tradicionales mezclan música, movimiento, herencia y salud
JUEVES, 7 de abril de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Toda persona que haya bailado el twist, disco, country o que haya aprendido a bailar el Dougie sabe que bailar puede ser más que una manera divertida de pasar un sábado por la noche. Pero…
Learn MoreIs the CDC in Crisis? Former Agency Directors Debate Its Future
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Learn MoreExperimental Pill May Fight Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs
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Learn MoreReport Says Nursing Home Industry Needs an Overhaul
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