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Since natriuretic peptide levels are elevated in symptomatic patients with moderate-severe aortic stenosis, they may be useful in the management of asymptomatic patients.
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The durability of mitral valve repair is not constant, and the progressive incidence of more than trivial regurgitation needs to be considered in selecting a strategy for treating chronic mitral regurgitation.
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The lipid-lowering arm of the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT) was initially reported at the American College of Cardiology meeting in Chicago in March and subsequently in Lancet.
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Greenfield RH. Green tea and prostate cancer. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(6):72.
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The following questions and answers provide information about the clinical trial questions most frequently asked by patients.
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Brinker F. Oregon grape root extract for psoriasis. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(6):69-72.
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O'Mathuna DP. The placebo affect and alternative therapies. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(6):61-69.
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In cities all over the country, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy notices are being shoved into the hands of patients. These notices, presumably explain clearly what HIPAA is and the rights that John and Jane Q. Public now have. Yet, one readability expert found that privacy notices are written at levels most likely to go right over the general publics head.