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Patients with diabetes that present with neuropathy need to be evaluated for other potential causes of neuropathy, in addition to the diabetes.
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Sleep-disordered breathing is a significant risk factor for cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death.
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The absorption of thyroxine is strongly influenced by stomach acidity, according to new study.
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ICD generator replacement in patients with device advisories is associated with a substantial rate of complications, including death.
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Long-term, 48-week co-administration of Fenofibrate plus Ezetimibe was well tolerated and more efficacious than Fenofibrate in patients with mixed hyperlipidemia.
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Overall, clopidogrel plus aspirin was not significantly more effective than aspirin alone in reducing the rate of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death from cardiovascular disease.
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Crusade (can rapid risk stratification of unstable Angina Patients Suppress Adverse Outcomes With Early Implementation Of The ACC/AHA Guidelines) is a large quality improvement initiative ...
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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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Event-free survival after failed thrombolytic therapy was significantly higher with rescue PCI than with repeated thrombolysis or conservative treatment.
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Oral temperatures for 100 nursing home residents were measured on 3 consecutive days using a single digital electronic thermometer, and once during mid-day office visits for 50 community dwellers.