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Treatment with atorvastatin 40 mg/d, initiated 7 days before surgery, significantly reduces the incidence of postoperative AF after elective cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass and shortens hospital stay.
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RFA should be considered a first-line therapy even after the first episode of symptomatic AFL.
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Physical counterpressure maneuvers are a risk-free, effective, and low-cost treatment method in patients with vasovagal syncope and recognizable prodromal symptoms.
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Hypertension, ischemic heart disease, left ventricular hypertrophy, ST-T abnormalities, and an increased cardiothoracic ratio were associated with LBBB.
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In response to several high-profile drug misadventures including the rofecoxib (Vioxx®) withdrawal from the market, the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to assess the drug safety system in the United States.
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Observations with new drug-eluting stents have suggested that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on left main coronary artery stenosis unprotected by a bypass graft may be safe and effective.
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The new 64-slice cardiovascular computed tomography (CVCT) is theoretically superior to the old 16-slice CT for detecting coronary artery disease (CAD).
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Several observational studies, as well as some animal research have suggested a beneficial role of statins in subjects with acute bacterial infection and sepsis. The hypothesis that statins may manifest non-lipid actions (pleiotropic effects) has been a popular theme for years.
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