Annual Meeting of the American College of Cardiology March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta: Single Agent Bivalirudin Better for Acute Coronary Syndromes; Ultrafiltration vs. Diuretics in Heart Failure; Salt Subs
Annual Meeting of the American College of Cardiology March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta: Single Agent Bivalirudin Better for Acute Coronary Syndromes; Ultrafiltration vs. Diuretics in Heart Failure; Salt Substitute Lowers Blood Pressure Among High Risk Individuals in ChinaMichael Petch, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UKREFERENCE: American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session March 11-14, 2006, AtlantaMichael Petchjoins Derek Thorne to talk about some more of the news from the 2006 meeting of the ACC in Atlanta. Including:
– Do the results from the ACUITY study support the use of bivalirudin in all types of acute coronary syndrome? We hear fromGregg Stone, from Columbia University, New York, andMichael Lincoff, from the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
– Ultrafiltration could be an alternative to diuretics in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, according toMaria Rosa Costanzofrom the Edward Hospital for Heart Failure in Naperville
–Bruce Neal, of Sydney University, explains how a salt substitute lowered blood pressure in a group of high risk individuals in China