Antiplatelet agents are a cornerstone of therapy for patients with atherosclerotic vascular
disease. There is presently a lack of comprehensive guidelines focusing on the use of …

Purpose To assess the outcomes of patients admitted for ACS and the prescription pattern of
antiplatelets of patients discharged alive. Methods From the ARNO Observatory database …

Background Few emergency department (ED) evaluations on acute lung injury (ALI) have
been carried out; hence, we sought to describe a cohort of hospitalized ED patients at risk …

BACKGROUND: Many patients with acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) have had recent healthcare interventions prior to developing ALI/ARDS …

OBJECTIVE: Several studies have suggested an increased risk of cardiovascular events,
primarily acute myocardial infarction, around the time of hospital admission for pneumonia …

Objective. To determine the baseline rate of aspirin administration by paramedics and to
assess the effect of two interventions (protocol change and brief educational intervention) on …

Rationale: No previous studies have examined the role of prehospital vulnerability in acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) development and mortality in an acutely ill adult …

As many as 300,000 transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) occur in the United States each year,
accounting for 0.3% of all Emergency Department visits. An under-recognized and under …

One-third to one-half of ischemic strokes occurred in patients taking antiplatelet drugs. The
optimal therapeutic strategy for antithrombotic drugs remains uncertain and guidelines …

Abstract Purpose Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) attenuated lung injury in animal studies. We
investigated the association between prehospital ICS and incidence of acute lung injury …