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Wide Rhythm in a Patient with Chest Pain
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: A new statin toxicity emerges; debates about diabetes screening continues; and exploring links between chronic fatigue and serious outcomes.
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Obeticholic Acid Tablets (Ocaliva)
Obeticholic acid provides an FDA-approved treatment option for patients who have not responded adequately to or are unable to tolerate ursodeoxycholic acid.
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Combination of Simvastatin Plus Vitamin D Offers New Hope for Migraine Prevention
Recent study shows the combination of simvastatin plus vitamin D3 is effective in the prevention of headaches in adults with episodic migraine.
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Preventing 90% of Stroke with 10 Modifiable Risk Factors
Controlling 10 modifiable risk factors would prevent 90.7% of strokes, according to results from a 32-country study.
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Reducing Cardiovascular Events in Older Adults Through Blood Pressure Control
Among ambulatory adults ≥ 75 years of age, treating to a systolic blood pressure (SBP) target of < 120 mmHg compared with an SBP target of < 140 mmHg resulted in a significantly lower rate of fatal and nonfatal major cardiovascular events and death from any cause.
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Clinical Briefs
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Sofosbuvir and Velpatasvir Tablets (Epclusa)
Sofosbuvir and velpatasvir tablets are indicated for the treatment of adult patients with chronic HCV genotype 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 infections.
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Reduced Cardiac Index Is Not Correlated with Renal Function in Heart Failure Patients
In a retrospective analysis of patients with acute decompensated heart failure who received a pulmonary artery catheter, there was no significant correlation between cardiac index and markers of renal function, contradicting the importance of cardiac output in renal dysfunction among patients with heart failure.
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Should Lipid Measurements Be Obtained in the Fasting or Nonfasting State?
When attempting to determine whether fasting or nonfasting lipid measurements are most appropriate in an individual patient, it is important to first think carefully about the clinical scenario and consider what question the results answer.