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The ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 63-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, heart failure, and atypical chest pain. Would you say there is typical LBBB (left bundle branch block)? Would you interpret this tracing as suggestive of LVH (left ventricular hypertrophy)? of acute MI (myocardial infarction)?
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The FDA has approved vardenafil (LevitraBayer and GlaxoSmithKline) for
the treatment of erectile dysfunction in men. Vardenafil joins
sildenafil (Viagra) as the only 2 drugs approved for this indication in
this country.
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Schoffs and colleagues looked at the occurrence of hip fracture (excluding pathologic fractures and fractures in prosthetic hips) from 1991 to 1999 and their relationship to thiazide diuretics and chlorthalidone, which is not strictly a thiazide, but behaves like one.
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In this sophisticated analysis of ECG-LVH regression, more than 9000 hypertensive patients were randomized to losartan or atenolol therapy, treated to target blood pressure levels, and followed for up to 5 years.
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Several excellent reviews have considered the advantages and disadvantages of popular diets, including those that feature dietary protein, but none has focused exclusively on a sample of best-seller diets, as enjoyed by the public. This article analyzes the claims of, scientific evidence for, and sustainability of 6 popular bestseller diets, along with their published recipes.
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The FDA has approved vardenafil (LevitraBayer and GlaxoSmithKline) for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in men.
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A Strategy to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease by More Than 80 Percent;
Pearly Penile Papules: Still No Reason for Uneasiness; The Epidemiology
of Major Depressive Disorder; Urinary Tetrahydroaldosterone as a Screen
for Aldosteronism; Finasteride and Prostate Cancer; Impermeable Bed
Covers in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis
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Kolasinski S. Glucosamine for osteoarthritis: An update. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(11):121-125.
