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Patients with transient global amnesia (TGA), with or without DWI+ (positive diffusion weighted images) on MRI, do not have an increase in any vascular risk factors compared to healthy age and sex matched controls.
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A patient with primary, medically refractory dystonia, without a fixed skeletal deformity is a good candidate for pallidal deep brain stimulation. Shorter disease duration predicts a good outcome, but age of dystonia onset, severity of the disease, DYT1 status, and phasic/tonic predominance do not provide predictive value.
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Nitroglycerin and organic nitrate formulations have long been mainstays for therapy of patients with angina, documented CAD, and selected subjects with congestive heart failure.
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In this report, Nazarian et al from the johns Hopkins Hospital describe a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible system for electrophysiologic study catheter placement.
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Although the ECG is key in the triage of suspected ST wave elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), it is imperfect.
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Radial artery access for cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) results in lower rates of access site complications, bleeding, and blood transfusion than femoral artery access.
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Guidelines for prediabetes from The American College of Endocrinology; statins for the prevention of dementia? Possible help for women suffering from sexual side effects while on antidepressants; government incentives for electronic prescribing; FDA Actions.
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A number of new tools for ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation are now in late-stage clinical trials.