Contraindications

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • 5-aminosalicylates prevent relapse of Crohn's disease after surgically induced remission: systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • ACC/AHA expert consensus document. Use of sildenafil (Viagra) in patients with cardiovascular disease. American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association. 
  • ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction--executive summary. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to revise the 1999 guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction). 
  • ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction--executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1999 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction). 
  • ACCF/ASE/ACEP/AHA/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR 2008 appropriateness criteria for stress echocardiography: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriateness Criteria Task Force, American Society of Echocardiography, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. 
  • AIUM practice guideline for the performance of an ultrasound examination of the abdomen and/or retroperitoneum. 
  • ATS statement: guidelines for the six-minute walk test. 
  • Advanced coronary artery disease: Appropriate end points for trials of novel therapies. 
  • Advertisement breached code of practice 
  • Anesthesia and mitochondrial disorders. 
  • Anticholinergic drugs and elderly people: a no brainer? 
  • Antihyperglycemic Medication Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Heart Failure, Diabetes Mellitus, and Chronic Kidney Disease. 
  • Antithrombotic therapy during percutaneous coronary intervention: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. 
  • Aortic counterpulsation: a review of the hemodynamic effects and indications for use. 
  • Caesarean section in a patient with torsion dystonia. 
  • Cardiac arrhythmias following anesthesia induction in infantile-onset Pompe disease: a case series. 
  • Case 1-2008. One institution's decreasing use of aprotinin during cardiac surgery in 2006. 
  • Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome after cardiac surgery. 
  • Characteristics of patients with lower extremity symptoms treated with slump stretching: a case series. 
  • Childhood immunizations. 
  • Chronic Lyme disease: the controversies and the science. 
  • Chronic mechanical circulatory support for inotrope-dependent heart failure patients who are not transplant candidates: results of the INTrEPID Trial. 
  • Clinical Outcomes of Metformin Use in Populations With Chronic Kidney Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, or Chronic Liver Disease: A Systematic Review. 
  • Clinical outcome after coronary artery revascularization and lung transplantation. 
  • Combined TMR and mitral valve replacement via left thoracotomy. 
  • Consensus Recommendations for the Clinical Application of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment of Depression. 
  • Consensus document for the selection of lung transplant candidates: An update from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. 
  • Contraindicated medication use in dialysis patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. 
  • Contraindications and safety of transbronchial lung biopsy via flexible bronchoscopy. A survey of pulmonologists and review of the literature. 
  • Contraindications to anticoagulation therapy and eligibility for novel anticoagulants in older patients with atrial fibrillation. 
  • Coronary artery disease and liver transplantation: the state of the art. 
  • Cranial computed tomography before lumbar puncture: a prospective clinical evaluation. 
  • Culdoscopy: a foundation for natural orifice surgery--past, present, and future. 
  • Current use of beta blockers in patients with reactive airway disease who are hospitalized with acute coronary syndromes. 
  • DepoDur extended-release epidural morphine: reshaping postoperative care. What perioperative nurses need to know. 
  • Despite warnings, some graduating otolaryngology residents planning to use codeine for posttonsillectomy pain control. 
  • Diabetic retinopathy should not be a contraindication to thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: review of ocular hemorrhage incidence and location in the GUSTO-I trial. Global Utilization of Streptokinase and t-PA for Occluded Coronary Arteries. 
  • Diltiazem as an alternative to beta-blocker in coronary artery computed tomography angiography. 
  • Endoscopic coalition resection. 
  • Evaluation and treatment of male and female pattern hair loss. 
  • Exacerbation of Avellino corneal dystrophy after laser in situ keratomileusis. 
  • Extent of and reasons for nonuse of implantable cardioverter defibrillator devices in clinical practice among eligible patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. 
  • Facelift Controversies. 
  • Fibrinolysis for acute myocardial infarction: current status and new horizons for pharmacological reperfusion, part 2. 
  • Glutamine Supplementation in Parenteral Nutrition and Intensive Care Unit Patients: Are We Throwing the Baby Out With the Bathwater? 
  • HRS/ACCF expert consensus statement on pacemaker device and mode selection. Developed in partnership between the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and in collaboration with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. 
  • Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: when a low platelet count is a mandate for anticoagulation. 
  • How I treat thrombocytopenia in pregnancy. 
  • How transplant centers deal with the dextran shortage: recommendations for comparing alternatives. 
  • Hypertension with acute coronary syndrome and heart failure. 
  • ISHLT consensus document on lung transplantation in patients with connective tissue disease: Part I: Epidemiology, assessment of extrapulmonary conditions, candidate evaluation, selection criteria, and pathology statements. 
  • Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis: historical development and current status. 
  • Impact of inappropriate drug use on health services utilization among representative older community-dwelling residents. 
  • Implications and reasons for the lack of use of reperfusion therapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: findings from the CRUSADE initiative. 
  • In the clinic. Hepatitis C. 
  • Inappropriate prescribing for elderly Americans in a large outpatient population. 
  • Increased plasma oxidized phospholipid:apolipoprotein B-100 ratio with concomitant depletion of oxidized phospholipids from atherosclerotic lesions after dietary lipid-lowering: a potential biomarker of early atherosclerosis regression. 
  • Indications, Contraindications, and Considerations for Video Capsule Endoscopy. 
  • Indications, contraindications, and pitfalls of patellofemoral arthroplasty. 
  • Infections in patients with cystic fibrosis following lung transplantation. 
  • Infectious aortitis and spondylodiscitis in patients with endovascular stents. 
  • Instability after total hip arthroplasty: treatment with large femoral heads vs constrained liners. 
  • Internal distraction plating of distal radius fractures. 
  • International guidelines for the selection of lung transplant candidates: 2006 update--a consensus report from the Pulmonary Scientific Council of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. 
  • Intramedullary Fixation for Fractures of the Distal Fibula. 
  • Is heart failure guideline adherence being underestimated? The impact of therapeutic contraindications. 
  • Issues in the utilization of low molecular weight heparins. 
  • Knee arthrodesis with circular external fixation. 
  • Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: clinical diagnosis, immune-mediated mechanisms, and update on therapies. 
  • Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for treating reflux in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Laparoscopic approaches to symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux. 
  • Laparoscopic major hepatectomy: an evolution in standard of care. 
  • Life-sustaining therapy. A model for appropriate use. 
  • Limitations of using cardiac catheterization rates to assess the quality of care for patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. 
  • Liver biopsy. 
  • Lung transplantation after long-term mechanical ventilation : results and 1-year follow-up. 
  • Lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis patients with Burkholderia cepacia complex. Survival linked to genomovar type. 
  • Management of malignant pleural effusions and pneumothorax. 
  • Mechanical ventricular support lowers pulmonary vascular resistance in a patient with congential heart disease. 
  • Medication Initiation Burden Required to Comply With Heart Failure Guideline Recommendations and Hospital Quality Measures. 
  • Mild diabetes is not a contraindication for surgical decompression in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: results of the AOSpine North America multicenter prospective study (CSM). 
  • Needle EMG in certain uncommon clinical contexts. 
  • One-stage versus two-stage exchange. 
  • Optimizing the use of thrombolytics in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. 
  • Organ donation and treatment of the multi-organ donor. 
  • Outcomes with an alternate list strategy for heart transplantation. 
  • Pediatric biopsy of a single native kidney. 
  • Percutaneous renal biopsy of ventilated intensive care unit patients. 
  • Pharmacology of antiplatelet agents. 
  • Physician practices regarding contraindications to oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation: findings from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF) registry. 
  • Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists in non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: a review and guide to patient selection. 
  • Platelet-rich plasma and peripheral nerve regeneration: a potential contraindication to its use after tumor excision. 
  • Portopulmonary Hypertension and Liver Transplant: Recent Review of the Literature. 
  • Practice bulletin no. 123: thromboembolism in pregnancy. 
  • Predicting survival after coronary revascularization for ischemic cardiomyopathy. 
  • Proinflammatory, immunomodulating, and prothrombotic properties of anemia and red blood cell transfusions. 
  • RNA aptamers as reversible antagonists of coagulation factor IXa. 
  • Reasons for underuse of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction. 
  • Reconsideration of HIV as a contraindication to transplantation. 
  • Reduction of IOP after PRK. 
  • Relation of patient age and mortality to reported contraindications to early beta-blocker use for non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome. 
  • Renal milk of calcium: contraindication to extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy. 
  • Renal sympathetic denervation and ventricular arrhythmias: a case of electrical storm with multiple renal arteries. 
  • Replantation proximal to the wrist. 
  • Respiratory controversies in the critical care setting. Conference summary. 
  • Response to "Further concerns regarding opioids after tonsillectomy in children". 
  • Rheumatoid arthritis of the ankle: the role of total ankle arthroplasty. 
  • Safe administration of hyperbaric oxygen after bleomycin: a case series of 15 patients. 
  • Sexual dysfunction in men and women with endocrine disorders. 
  • Should specific patient clinical characteristics discourage adrenal surgeons from performing laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy? 
  • Steroid premedication before i.v. contrast-enhanced CT resulting in resolution of lymphadenopathy. 
  • Surgical Management and Treatment of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knee with Malalignment. 
  • Tamsulosin and the intraoperative floppy iris syndrome. 
  • The 2013 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for mechanical circulatory support: executive summary. 
  • The Montgomery T-tube tracheal stent. 
  • The management of chronic graft-versus-host disease. 
  • Thrombendvenectomy for organized portal vein thrombosis at the time of liver transplantation. 
  • Thrombolysis and adjunctive therapy in acute myocardial infarction: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. 
  • Thrombolytic therapy for acute pulmonary embolism: a critical appraisal. 
  • Tolevamer, an orally administered, toxin-binding polymer for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea. 
  • Transesophageal echocardiography. When is it superior to standard imaging in clinical practice? 
  • Treatment and risk in heart failure: gaps in evidence or quality? 
  • Treatment of adverse reactions to radiographic contrast media in adults. 
  • Treatment of multiple aneurysms of the splenic artery after liver transplantation by percutaneous embolization and laparoscopic splenectomy. 
  • Treatment of stage 4 adult acquired flatfoot. 
  • Use of Cefazolin for Group B Streptococci Prophylaxis in Women Reporting a Penicillin Allergy Without Anaphylaxis. 
  • Use of ketamine during procedural sedation: indications, controversies, and side effects. 
  • Use of the ganciclovir implant for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: recommendations of the International AIDS Society-USA panel. 
  • Use of transoesophageal echocardiography to detect left atrial thrombi before percutaneous balloon dilatation of the mitral valve: a prospective study. 
  • VA-ECMO for cardiogenic shock in the contemporary era of heart transplantation: Which patients should be urgently transplanted? 
  • Vaccine knowledge and practices of primary care providers of exempt vs. vaccinated children 
  • Vaccine safety: medical contraindications, myths, and risk communication. 
  • Vasculitis and Pregnancy. 
  • Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiogenic Shock: An Introduction for the Busy Clinician. 
  • Venous thromboembolic disease. 
  • Venous thromboembolic disease. NCCN. Clinical practice guidelines in oncology. 
  • Videos in clinical medicine. Central venous catheterization. 
  • Volume-mediated pulmonary responses in liver transplant candidates. 
  • Which beta-blocker for heart failure?