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Materials may be reprinted if the source is credited. Please send copies of reprinted materials to the editor. We invite questions, comments, and suggestions. Recent attention has turned from unemployment levels to wage growth as an indicator of imminent inflation. But is there any evidence to support the assumption that increased wages cause inflation? This study updates and expands earlier re...

NovoSeven: Cleveland Clinic Guidelines

In This Issue: • NovoSeven • Therapeutic Interchanges Introduction: Recombinant human activated Factor VII (rFVIIa), or NovoSeven, is a hemostatic agent which is structurally similar to human plasma-derived coagulation Factor VIIa. Recombinant FVIIa is currently licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in patients with hemophilia A or B with inhibitors to Factor VIII or Factor IX o...

Use of del Nido Cardioplegia for Adult Cardiac Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic: Perfusion Implications.

Cardiac arrest by cardioplegia provides a reproducible and safe method to induce and maintain electromechanical cardiac quiescence. Techniques of intraoperative myocardial protection are constantly evolving. For the past three decades, modified Buckberg cardioplegia solution has been used for adult cardiac surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. This formulation serves as the crystalloid component, wh...

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

1.) Pregabalin (Lyrica): Pregabalin is FDA-approved for the management of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, and as an adjunct therapy for patients with partial-onset seizures. Although it is a structural analogue of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), its exact mechanism is unknown. Common adverse effects associated with pregabalin use include ...