The following articles are abstracted in the Mar/Apr 2008 issue of ACP Journal Club. The declarative title of each abstract as published in ACP Journal Club precedes the article citation.

THERAPEUTICS

• Prophylactic hemodialysis after coronary angiography improved renal outcomes in patients with advanced renal failure

Lee PT, Chou KJ, Liu CP, et al. Renal protection for coronary angiography in advanced renal failure patients by prophylactic hemodialysis. A randomized controlled trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:1015–20.

• Heparin prophylaxis did not increase mortality and was beneficial in adults with sepsis receiving drotrecogin alfa

Levi M, Levy M, Williams MD, et al. Prophylactic heparin in patients with severe sepsis treated with drotrecogin alfa (activated). Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007;176:483–90.

• Review: Thiazolidinediones increase congestive heart failure but not cardiovascular deaths in prediabetes or type 2 diabetes

Lago RM, Singh PP, Nesto RW. Congestive heart failure and cardiovascular death in patients with prediabetes …