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Mortality and morbidity, as a result of infectious diseases, has only escalated since the late 1990s. Among the leading causes of infectious death are respiratory tract infections, septicemia, and HIV/AIDS. Antibiotic therapy has decreased the mortality of infectious cardiovascular disease in untreated cases and mortality rates depend on the extend of the cardiovascular infection.
Publication Name: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0889-4655
Year: 1999
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Pharmacology department
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This article examines the beneficial aspects of low-molecular-weight heparin, an anticoagulant medication. Important advantages of the new formulation include longer half-life, improved bioavailability, more predictable anticoagulant effects that require less monitoring, and fewer side effects.
Publication Name: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0889-4655
Year: 2001
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm
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This article examines the clinical presentation and treatment of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Abdominal aortic aneurysm is an aortic dilation that can result in enlargement or rupture and can be treated using several surgical options that include the use of an aortic graft.
Publication Name: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0889-4655
Year: 2001
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