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Because variceal hemorrhage is a medical emergency in which up to 20% of patients die, the best strategy is to try to prevent the first episode of bleeding.

The benefit of adding aspirin to warfarin (Coumadin) outweighs the risk in patients with acute coronary syndrome, mechanical heart valves, or coronary stents, but maybe not for patients who have stable coronary artery disease or who are at risk of coronary disease.

S aureus is rearing its ugly head in new and interesting ways, both in the hospital and in the community.