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The 79 CC and 46 AA alleles studied were found to be high long term survival, further validating pharmacogenetic targeting of b blocker therapy for improving ACS results.
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Women have a higher risk than men for atrial fibrillation related thromboembolism that is independent of the presence of other risk factors.
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Lithium can unmask latent Brugada syndrome by blockade of susceptible cardiac sodium channels.
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An early invasive strategy did not result in an expected differential in the primary end point.
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Volume outcome data for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) was largely collected and reported in the balloon angioplasty era. Thus, this report from New York state's PCI reporting system from 1998 to 2000 is of interest. This database of over 100,000 cases, which can be adjusted for severity of illness, was interrogated for 3 outcomes: in-hospital mortality, same-day coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), and same-stay CABG.
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Long-term vasodilator therapy with either nifedipine or enalapril changed neither the hemodynamic burden of severe aortic regurgitation nor reduce or delay the need for valve replacement surgery in asymptomatic patients with chronic severe aortic regurgitation and normal LV function.
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Although the tau negative and positive histologies are predicted to some extent by the clinical onset, the extent of the overlap and the convergence of the syndromes in the course of the disease argue in favor of maintaining the clinical and pathological varieties under a single umbrella.
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In a consecutive case series of 18 patients with severe essential tremor who underwent implantation of bilateral thalamic DBS electrodes, high-frequency stimulation resulted in significant, long-term improvement in their quality of life.
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Whole body fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scanning helps uncover the associated tumor, and recently proposed criteria may assist in the diagnosis. In many instances, prompt treatment of the tumor and immunotherapy result in symptom stabilization or neurologic improvement.