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Ischemic cardiomyopathy remains a frequent cause of heart failure. Management of patients with coronary artery disease with LV dysfunction has traditionally been achieved with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). More recently, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has shown similar results to CABG in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease.
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Add current data to your clinical knowledge base: the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has issued updated recommendations for routine and catch-up vaccination of females with the bivalent or quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccines (HPV2, HPV4), as well as published its policy statement and summarized background data on use of the HPV4 vaccine in males.
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New reports about proton pump inhibitors and the effects of gastric suppression, pioglitazone vs vitamin E for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, metformin and vitamin B12 deficiency, and FDA Actions.
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment in Parkinson's disease with motor fluctuations and dyskinesias. However, given the potential adverse events, proper patient selection is vital.
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In this large, well-powered, prospective, randomized trial, treatment of Alzheimer's patients with a high-dose statin did not have a significant effect on cognitive decline.
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Nine of nineteen patients with monoclonal gammopathy, referred for evaluation of peripheral neuropathy, were found to have one or more clinical signs of CNS involvement.
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Peripheral and central nervous system involvement is common in Sjögren's syndrome, and may mimic multiple sclerosis or neuromyelitis optica.
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New reports about proton pump inhibitors and the effects of gastric suppression, pioglitazone vs vitamin E for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, metformin and vitamin B12 deficiency, and FDA Actions.