The Verdict Is In: Endoscopic Vein-Graft Harvest Is as Safe as Open Harvest
A large contemporary, observational study allays concerns about long-term safety.
Can We Safely and Effectively Vaccinate Patients Receiving Biologic Therapies for Immune-Mediated Disease?
Indications are promising but not definitive; nevertheless, we should discuss results with patients who request the herpes zoster vaccine.HAS-BLED for Assessing Bleeding Risk with Anticoagulation: Best of the Mediocre
Notwithstanding a lackluster performance, HAS-BLED beat two other scoring systems in a comparative analysis of trial data.
Bleeding continues to be the Achilles heel of systemic anticoagulation, whether the agent used is warfarin or any of the new anticoagulants entering the market. Predictive models for bleeding include the following:
HAS-BLED (hypertension, abnormal renal/liver function, stroke, bleeding history or predisposition, labile international normalized ratio, elderly, drugs/alcohol)