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The new Q-wave criteria may be too nonspecific, resulting in an inappropriately high number of false-positive results.
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The various identified defects in cell adhesion proteins in ARVD/C lead to the same clinical consequences.
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Aggressive LDL lowering with statins, so-called "very intensive statin therapy," leads to reversal of coronary atherosclerosis, according to a new study.
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These findings support the aggressive development of alternative screening methods to enhance identification of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death.
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These prospective data suggest that sudden cardiac death during exertion is an extremely rare event in women.
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The observation that beta-blockers do not reduce cardiovascular events as compared to other agents with equal blood pressure lowering in clinical trials may be due to different effects on central aortic pressure.
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Controversy exists concerning the usefulness of stress testing for low-risk patients held for observation in a chest pain unit.
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Although patients with SVG plaque ruptures are older and have more co-morbidities, the clinical presentation and angiographic and IVUS features are remarkably similar to those of native artery plaque ruptures.
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