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Since the initial description of variant angina by Prinzmetal in the late 1950s and the later confirmation of coronary artery spasm as its cause, clinicians have sought a means of reliably testing for this entity.
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Frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) may lead to a cardiomyopathy or worsen a pre-existing cardiomyopathy.
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common and catheter ablation has become widely available.
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The transradial approach to cardiac catheterization has been steadily gaining ground over the past several years due to advantages over the femoral approach in terms of bleeding risk, vascular injury, procedural cost, and patient comfort.
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The long-awaited JNC-7 report was recently published in summary form; a more comprehensive manuscript will be forthcoming. JNC-7 takes into account many of the randomized controlled trials dealing with hypertension published over the past few years, and thus, is very much up to date. Some highlights of the report are as follows.
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Stenosis of the left main coronary artery has traditionally been an indication for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. However, recent studies have shown that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of unprotected left main (ULM) lesions can achieve similar short- and medium-term results to CABG.
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