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Synopsis: In asymptomatic patients with preexcitation, electrophysiologic testing can stratify the risk of future symptomatic and fatal arrhythmic events.
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There has been a drum roll of reports over the past several years regarding high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in the evaluation of primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention.
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Synopsis: Sirolimus-eluting stents markedly reduce in-stent restenosis and clinical events over 1 year in patients with restenosis in conventional stents.
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Several previous studies have reported inverse associations between fish intake and the risk of stroke in men and women. A randomized trial in patients with coronary heart disease, however, found that supplementation with fish oil reduced the risk of acute myocardial infarction but not of stroke.
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Practice parameters from the aan are strategies for patient management that assist physicians in clinical decision-making. These recommendations are derived from a thorough review that not only summarizes the available evidence-based medicine but, more importantly, assesses the quality of the data being reviewed.
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Like its cousin selegiline, rasagiline is a selective irreversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase type B. Rasagiline has been shown to improve the motor and cognitive signs of experimental parkinsonism, and preliminary studies have demonstrated that the compound is more potent than selegiline.
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According to the pdr,1 16% of patients using sildenafil in clinical trials reported headache compared with only 4% of controls. Kruuse and associates studied the effect of sildenafil use apart from sexual activity in 12 patients with a history of migraine without an aura.
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Several lines of evidence suggest that ace inhibition and/or angiotensin receptor blockade can be effective for migraine prevention. Lisinopril has already been shown to reduce migraine headache.
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Treatment with natalizumab, an antibody to a4 integrin, led to fewer inflammatory brain lesions and fewer relapses in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis.