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Available statins are associated with a small increased risk of hepatotoxicity, but not muscle toxicity or drug discontinuation for adverse effects.
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The ECG image in this article was obtained from a 70-year-old man who presented with a history of chest pain for one day. How would you interpret his ECG? How many remarkable findings do you see on this tracing?
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Women with fractures have a greater prevalence of clinical depression.
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A retrospective analysis of a large international trial of patients with hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD) showed that lowering diastolic blood pressure (DBP) below 80 mmHg increased the risk of myocardial infarction and all cause death.
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Three years of folic acid supplementation improves information processing speed in older adults with raised total homocysteine blood levels.
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In the setting of screening colonoscopy, longer durations of observation during withdrawal of the colonoscope were associated with higher detection rates for neoplasia.
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With the exception of prescription of ACE inhibitors or blockers, performance measures for heart failure do not predict mortality or rehospitalization in the first 60 to 90 days after discharge.
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Elevated levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) reflect cardiac ventricular wall stress, and correlate well with the presence and severity of heart failure.
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The FDA has approved an estradiol gel for the management of hot flashes associated with menopause.
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When compared to physiotherapy and watchful waiting, corticosteroid injection in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis helps in the short term, but had the worst results at one year.