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Practice guidelines recommend mitral valve repair or replacement for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) that is causing symptoms refractory to best available medical therapy.
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At this time, ventricular fibrillation (VF) early after acute myocardial infarction (MI) is not an indication alone for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy.
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ECG early repolarization patterns were long thought to be benign normal variants until recent papers purported to show a relationship between these patterns and the risk of malignant arrhythmias and cardiac death.
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Effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is partly dependent on the adequacy of manual chest compressions, but they are limited by interruptions and less than ideal conditions such as during transport.
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Compared to cancer patients who were never married, divorced, widowed, or separated, married patients are significantly more likely to present at an earlier stage, undergo therapy with definitive or curative intent, and live longer among each of the 10 most common cancers killers in the United States.
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Although long believed to be benign, first-degree AV block has recently been shown to be associated with atrial fibrillation development, pacemaker need, and all-cause mortality.
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This study aimed to determine the incidence of appropriate shocks, inappropriate shocks, and device malfunction prior to death in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
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From interviews, seven key factors were identified that characterized a high-quality consultation.