1607 Endovascular repair of the abdominal aorta may well be the next big step in minimally invasive surgery, with a lower short-term mortality than the open procedure.
1721 A study from Augsburg, which concludes, ‘The time spent in cars, on public transportation, or on motorcycles or bicycles was consistently linked with an increase in myocardial infarction’. Frustration, or fumes?
1829 Now that most of us no longer do nights on call, are we likely to make fewer mistakes? Yes, if two studies of US interns are anything to go by: abolishing 24-hour shifts reduced ‘attentional failures’ and serious medical errors.
1849 Bacterial meningitis in adults almost always presents with at least two of: headache, neck stiffness, fever, and altered mental status, according to this important Dutch study.
1941 This study shows that using ACE inhibitors to reduce blood pressure in type 2 diabetes reduces the development of microalbuminuria.
1952 And angiotensin II receptor blockers are as good as ACE inhibitors at treating established microalbuminuria: this also seems to be true for heart failure and acute myocardial infarction (see Ann Intern Med 141: 693).