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The Changing Heart Rate May Hold the Key to Life
In people without known cardiovascular disease, an increase in resting heart rate with age was associated with an increased risk of death. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full February 27, 2012 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Update on Current Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an irregular, disorganized, electrical activity of the atria. It is characterized by uncoordinated atrial activity that leads to inefficient atrial contraction and impaired ventricular filling. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full February 27, 2012 Issue in PDF
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Massage — With Your Genes On
Through a small but exquisite study, the authors of this investigatory intervention trial provide a plausible subcellular explanation for massage therapy's purported benefits on injured muscle using muscle biopsy and subsequent gene profiling. The application of similar study techniques might be expected in future studies of other CAM therapies directed against pain. -
Alternative Medicine Alert - Full March 2012 Issue in PDF
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Probiotics for Diarrhea or Eczema: Updates
Evidence for the use of probiotics in a variety of medical conditions continues to accumulate. -
Clinical Cardiology Alert - Full March 2012 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Value of the ECG in Asymptomatic AS
Although electrocardiogram (ECG) left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), especially with ST-T changes (strain pattern), is known to be of prognostic value in patients with aortic stenosis, its valve in patients who are being followed is unclear.