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Oral amiodarone prophylaxis of atrial tachyarrhythmias after cardiac surgery is effective and well tolerated.
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In daily clinical practice, OAC was only given to a minority (30%) of AMI patients with AF, despite the fact that OAC was associated with a 29% relative and 7% absolute reduction in 1-year mortality after adjustment for confounding variables. The results emphasize the importance of OAC treatment for AF after AMI.
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The relationship of stroke to myocardial infarction (MI) remains controversial. Thus, Witt and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, evaluated a community-based cohort of 2160 patients with acute MI hospitalized between 1979 and 1998 to determine the incidence of stroke after MI and its influence on survival. Ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes were included. Follow-up averaged 5.6 years (range, 0-22 years).
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Erectile dysfunction should prompt investigation and intervention for cardiovascular risk factors.
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Among patients with NSTE ACS, an elevated troponin level identifies patients at increased acute risk regardless of CK-MB status, but an isolated CK-MB+ status has limited prognostic value.
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A risk score using simple clinical criteria may identify patients at high risk of early mortality after ICD implantation.
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In the MADIT II study patients, inducibility was associated with an increased likelihood of VT.
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Inflammatory cytokines are a feature of heart failure from any cause. Since statins inhibit the synthesis of inflammatory cytokines, Sola and colleagues hypothesized that they may benefit patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy.