1. To stent or not? » A large randomized trial demonstrates that arterial stenting is as effective and safe as surgical intervention in treating narrowing (stenosis) of the carotid arteries, challenging previous work that showed stents were more risky.
T.G. Brott et al., N Engl J Med, 363:11-23, 2010. Evaluated by G. Tang & J. Matsumura, Univ Wisconsin; M. Alberts, Northwestern Univ; M. Nishikawa & T. Milhorat, North Shore Univ Hosp; P. Pagel & C. J. Zablocki, VA Med Cen; P. Newfield, California Pac Med Cen; B. Norrving, Lund Univ Hosp; S. Kumar & S. Bangalore, Brigham & Women’s Hosp; Z. Anastasian & E.Heyer, Columbia Univ; N. Hertzer, The Cleveland Cln. Free F1000 Evaluation
2. Drug helps, not hurts, lung disease » Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome using a neuromuscular blocker are more likely than those on a placebo to survive 90 days, and show no increase in muscle ...
