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Outline of the 2005 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines [PDF]
Resuscitation guidelines are revised and updated about every 5 years and this happens because resuscitation science continues to advance and clinical guidelines must be updated regularly to reflect these developments and advise healthcare providers ...
Cassar, Mary Rose, Tabone, Diane
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Background Amiodarone and warfarin are sometimes administered immediately after cardiac surgery. Although the interaction between long-term oral amiodarone and warfarin has been reported, the interaction between warfarin and short-term intravenous ...
Tomoki Takase +6 more
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Rate-Control or Rhythm-Contol: Where do we stand? [PDF]
Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained rhythm disturbance and its prevalence is increasing worldwide due to the progressive aging of the population.
A, Dello Russo +6 more
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Amiodarone interactions with membrane lipids and with growth of Bacillus stearothermophilus used as a model [PDF]
The thermophilic eubacterium Bacillus stearothermophilus was used as a model to study the effects of amiodarone (2-butyl-3-[3',5'diido-4'a-diethyl-aminoethoxybenzoyl]-benzofuran) in lipid organization and in bacterial growth.
Antunes-Madeira, Maria +3 more
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.: Some class I antiarrhythmic drugs induce a sporadic hypoglycemia by producing insulin secretion via inhibition of ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels of pancreatic β-cells.
Atsushi Nishida +5 more
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Monitoring thyroid function status in elderly patients on amiodarone [PDF]
Objectives: To evaluate whether elderly patients on amiodarone were having their thyroid function status monitored as recommended in the literature and to identify the frequency and type of thyroid function test abnormalities noted.
Fiorini, Anthony
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Cost effectiveness of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a preliminary analysis [PDF]
Background-An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) maybe effective in reducing the risk of sudden cardiac death. The high cost of ICD treatment, however, compared with alternatives raises the question of whether this new technology is an ...
Buxton, MJ, O'Brien, BJ, Rusby, RA
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Cardiovascular and hepatic toxicity of cocaine: potential beneficial effects of modulators of oxidative stress [PDF]
Oxidative stress (OS) is thought to play an important role in the pharmacological and toxic effects of various drugs of abuse. Herein we review the literature on the mechanisms responsible for the cardiovascular and hepatic toxicity of cocaine with ...
Antonilli, Letizia +5 more
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) as well as nontuberculous mycobacteria are intracellular pathogens whose treatment is extensive and increasingly impaired due to the rise of mycobacterial drug resistance.
Gül Kilinç +8 more
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Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity: a report on two cases
Amiodarone is an iodine-containing antiarrhythmic drug commonly used for the treatment of ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias. Amiodarone toxicity has several clinical presentations and affects multiple organs. One well-known serious side effect
Ahmed Zedan +3 more
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