Neurointerventional Stenting and Antiplatelet Function Testing: To Do or Not to Do?

Performance of electrophysiologic study in an asymptomatic patient with type 2 intermittent Brugada syndrome: To do or not to do?

Background: Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited channelopathy, which is associated with sudden cardiac death due to rapid polymorphic VT or VF. There is no definite consensus regarding the management of asymptomatic patients. Some experts advocate close follow-up; others propose the programmed stimulation for risk stratification. We aimed to evaluate the benefit of complete atrial and ventri...

Home testing: to do or not to do?

Endoscopic procedures in patients under clopidogrel/dual antiplatelet therapy: to do or not to do?

BACKGROUND Dual antiplatelet therapy has to be used for at least one month after placement of bare metal coronary stents and for a minimum of one year after placement of drug eluting stents. Because of the higher risk of bleeding, guidelines recommend cessation of clopidogrel seven days prior to high-risk endoscopic procedures and to delay elective surgery/endoscopy until dual antiplatelet ther...

To do or not to do?

Contrasting an imaginary German laboratory worker who in 1939 sabotaged experiments involving the mentally retarded, and an imaginary American animal liberationist who recently vandalized a primate research facility, Singer discusses civil disobedience by animal rightists. He raises and answers criticisms as to why the German worker and the animal liberationist both were justified in their act...

cancer biopsy in ancient persian medicine: do or not to do!

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