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The appropriateness of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy in patients with recent coronary revascularization has remained controversial.
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The DES had incomplete neointimal coverage 3-6 months after implantation, and this was associated with subclinical thrombus formation.
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Although drug-eluting stents (DES) have markedly reduced in-stent restenosis, it is not zero and it has not been uniform across different patient populations.
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If you ever find yourself struggling with the ethical implications of permitting a patient to make a bad medical decision, maybe you should think semantics before you weigh ethics.
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Nosocomial infections are unfortunately common in intensive care units all across the United States.
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Controlling healthcare costs is tricky business, and sometimes the best intentions have adverse outcomes, as pointed out in a new study in the June 1 New England Journal of Medicine
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No evidence was found to indicate that people with self-reported sensitivity to mobile phone signals are able to detect such signals or that they react to them with increased symptom severity.
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Most exacerbations of asthma are related to viral infection; Erectile dysfunction (ed) most commonly reflects endothelial dysfunction; and the relationship between iron status and hair loss is complex.
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Exercise capacity and fitness measurements have been successfully used to predict cardiovascular and total mortality in middle-aged adults.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community was the cause of the majority of skin and soft tissue infections, and was predominantly of one strain different from MRSA of hospital origin.