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Low-Dose Colchicine for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Colchicine, in addition to statins and other standard secondary prevention therapies, appeared effective for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary disease. -
The Difficult Chronic Pain Patient: A Case of Borderline Personality Disorder?
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a striking personality dysfunction characterized by inherent difficulties with self-regulation as well as chronic self-destructive behavior. In patients with this disorder, the pain experience is seemingly paradoxical. During acute self-destructive acts, up to 80% of individuals with BPD describe attenuated responses to pain (i.e., high tolerance of pain). -
Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
Gabapentin for Chronic Cough; Can Statins Reduce Cancer-Related Mortality?; Are All of Those Multivitamin Dollars Well Spent? -
Embolic Risk in Endocarditis
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Clinical Cardiology Alert - Full December 2013 Issue in PDF
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Are Eligible Patients in the Community Receiving ICDs?
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Esmolol in Septic Shock
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Is There a Benefit to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with a Narrow QRS and Echocardiographic Dyssychrony?
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full December 1, 2013 Issue in PDF
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Improving Outcomes for Patients with New Onset Bell’s Palsy
The authors conducted a literature review of Medline and the Cochrane database to identify studies comparing outcomes in Bells palsy patients who received steroid/antiviral agents vs no medication. Patients with new onset Bells palsy treated with steroids displayed significantly better improvement in facial function compared with patients not taking this medication.