SURGICAL OPTIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ARRHYTHMIAS

Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Surgery
Antimicrobial prophylaxis can decrease the incidence of postoperative surgical site infection after some procedures. Since the last Medical Letter article on this subject, consensus guidelines...
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Sacubitril/Valsartan (Entresto) for Heart Failure
The FDA has approved Entresto (Novartis), an oral fixed-dose combination of the neprilysin inhibitor sacubitril and the angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) valsartan, to reduce the risk of...
Rifaximin (Xifaxan) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Dia[r]

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The only drug currently approved for clinical use in the treatment of advanced HCC is sorafenib. However, many patients with HCC show reduced sensitivity to sorafenib during treatment.

Edoxaban (Savaysa) - The Fourth New Oral Anticoagulant
The FDA has approved edoxaban (Savaysa – Daiichi Sankyo), a once-daily, oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor, for treatment of venous thromoboembolism (VTE) and for prevention of stroke and...
Secukinumab (Cosentyx) for Psoriasis
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Insulin Degludec (Tresiba) - A New Long-Acting Insulin for Diabetes
The FDA has approved insulin degludec (Tresiba – Novo Nordisk) for treatment of adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Insulin degludec is the third long-acting human insulin analog to...
Drugs Past Their Expiration Date
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Alkaline pulping liquors are the problematic for environment due to their toxicity and poor biodegradability. During last decade, anaerobic treatment technology has been successfully applied to various types of pulp and paper industry effluents. In the present study, the treatment of highly toxic pu[r]

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CICUOBJECTIVES Postoperative arrhythmias (POA) are an importantcause of morbidity and mortality. Postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET)remains one of the most common arrhythmias (8%–20%). JET is associated with hemodynamic instability.OBJECTIVES Mag[r]

Drugs for Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is characterized by intermittent episodes of mania and/or depression. Even with maintenance treatment, recurrences of manic or (more frequently) depressive episodes are common....
Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir (Epclusa) for Hepatitis C
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Mumps Outbreak
An outbreak of mumps has occurred among students at Fordham University in New York. All of those who developed mumps had been vaccinated against the disease.
Intranasal Naloxone for Treatment of Opioid Overdose
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Response evaluation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in patients with osteosarcoma is significant for the termination of ineffective treatment, the development of postoperative chemotherapy regimens, and the prediction of prognosis.

Bezlotoxumab (Zinplava) for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
The FDA has approved the fully human monoclonal antibody bezlotoxumab (Zinplava – Merck) for use with antibacterial drug treatment to reduce recurrence of Clostridium difficile...
Nusinersen (Spinraza) for Spinal M[r]

Dapagliflozin (Farxiga) for Type 2 Diabetes
Dapagliflozin (dap" a gli fl oe'' zin; Farxiga – Bristol-Myers Squibb/AstraZeneca), an SGLT2 (sodium-glucose co-transporter 2) inhibitor, has been approved by the FDA for oral treatment...
Macitentan (Opsumit) for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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To identify some factors associated with the indications of trans-obturator tape (TOT) surgery for the treatment of female stress incontinence.

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Two New GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Diabetes
Two new injectable GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptor agonists, dulaglutide (Trulicity [trū li si tee] – Lilly) and albiglutide (Tanzeum [tan'' zee um] – GSK), have been...
A Combination of Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir (Harvoni) for Hepatitis C
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