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Patients undergoing major surgery tend to be older individuals with more comorbidities than the general non-surgical population.
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Patients with extensive coronary artery disease (CAD) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction are at high risk during revascularization.
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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is known to be associated with troponin leaks and ST-wave depression on ECG, both potential markers of ischemia.
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In this report, Liu and colleagues describe the electrophysiologic characteristics of atrial tachycardias (AT) that arise from the noncoronary aortic sinus (NCAS).
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Merlin-timi 36 tested the hypothesis that ranolazine, a recently approved anti-anginal agent, would benefit patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS).
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Despite impressive reductions in cardiovascular risk in primary and secondary prevention trails with statin therapy, risk does not reach zero.
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For patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), the optimal doses of aspirin and clopidogrel remain unknown.
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Women with fibromyalgia participated in a treatment protocol consisting of an educational consultation with a physician, followed by group activities focusing on structured written emotional disclosure and emotional awareness exercises. The treatment group was compared to a wait-list control group of fibromyalgia patients. The affective self-awareness (ASA) intervention significantly improved pain, tenderness, and physical function for at least 6 months in the treatment group compared to the wait-list control group.
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A new analysis of data from the ginkgo evaluation of Memory (GEM) study suggests that the herbal dietary supplement Ginkgo biloba does not reduce the risk of most cancer types in older adults.
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Regularly offered advice by professionals and the lay media that 5-30 minutes of unprotected daily sun exposure a few days a week is sufficient to maintain adequate vitamin D stores may be misguided and, worse, false, woefully underestimating the amount of sun exposure that may be necessary. Supplementing with appropriate amounts of vitamin D seems the appropriate general course.