American heart journal
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American heart journal · Feb 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical TrialFluvastatin reduces the impact of diabetes on long-term outcome after coronary intervention--a Lescol Intervention Prevention Study (LIPS) substudy.
Diabetes increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Patients with diabetes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) show poorer outcomes compared with nondiabetic patients. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical benefit of long-term fluvastatin in patients with diabetes who had undergone a successful PCI. ⋯ Diabetes is a consistent clinical predictor of cardiovascular complications and fluvastatin reduces the increased incidence of long-term adverse complications associated with the presence of diabetes.
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American heart journal · Feb 2005
Comparative StudyComparative efficacy of monophasic and biphasic waveforms for transthoracic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter.
Transthoracic cardioversion fails to restore sinus rhythm in 6% to 33% of patients with atrial fibrillation. This study sought to determine the relative efficacy of biphasic waveforms compared with monophasic waveforms in the treatment of atrial arrhythmias. ⋯ When used to cardiovert atrial arrhythmias, the rectilinear biphasic waveform was associated with higher success rates and lower cumulative energies than the monophasic damped sine waveform.
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American heart journal · Jan 2005
Factors associated with an increased chance of survival among patients suffering from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a national perspective in Sweden.
To describe factors associated with an increased chance of survival among patients suffering from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Sweden. ⋯ Among patients suffering from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, which were not crew witnessed, in Sweden and in whom CPR was attempted, 6 factors for an increased chance of survival could be defined. These include (1) initial rhythm, (2) delay to arrival of the rescue team, (3) place of arrest, (4) witnessed status, (5) bystander CPR, and (6) age.