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This is the second of a two-part series that examines family caregiver issues such as education, stress, burnout, and support. In this months article, programs to support caregivers and different ways to offer care to home health patients are discussed.
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The combined infusion of AVP and NE was superior to NE alone in catecholamine-resistant vasodilatory shock.
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy improves quality of life and New York Heart Association Functional class in patients with moderate-to-severe heart failure, wide QRS durations, and indications for an ICD.
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Since aldosterone is extracted by the heart following acute myocardial infarction (MI), this group of investigators from Japan hypothesized that blocking its action may attenuate postinfarction remodeling.
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The Women's Health Initiatives (WHI) was halted 1 year ago, but fallout from this landmark study continues. The study was designed to identify the risks or benefits of estrogen plus progesterone vs placebo in healthy postmenopausal women.
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A new classification of blood pressure in adults is suggested, with normal blood pressure (BP) as < 120 mm Hg and < 80 mm Hg.
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Data do not support early implantation of prophylactic ICDs in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy.
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The pattern of restenosis in sirolimus-eluting stents is focal and mainly inside the stent.