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A number of new tools for ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation are now in late-stage clinical trials.
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Guidelines for prediabetes from The American College of Endocrinology; statins for the prevention of dementia? Possible help for women suffering from sexual side effects while on antidepressants; government incentives for electronic prescribing; FDA Actions.
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Radial artery access for cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) results in lower rates of access site complications, bleeding, and blood transfusion than femoral artery access.
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Although the ECG is key in the triage of suspected ST wave elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), it is imperfect.
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In this report, Nazarian et al from the johns Hopkins Hospital describe a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible system for electrophysiologic study catheter placement.
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Nitroglycerin and organic nitrate formulations have long been mainstays for therapy of patients with angina, documented CAD, and selected subjects with congestive heart failure.
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Patients with diabetes mellitus make up a substantial proportion of those undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and they are at higher risk for post-procedural complications.
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The atrial fibrillation and congestive heart Failure (AF-CHF) trial was designed to test the hypothesis that a treatment strategy that involved rhythm control would be superior to rate control in patients with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
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It has long been believed, with considerable substantiation, that women have poorer results of percutaneous interventions (PCI) than men, with higher morbidity and mortality rates.
