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After 7.3 years of treatment and follow-up, a combination pill of folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 did not reduce a combined endpoint of total cardiovascular events among high-risk women despite significant homocysteine lowering.
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Standard eradication therapy for H. pylori in the U.S. has involved use of a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) plus clarithromycin and either amoxicillin or an imidazole (metronidazole).
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Shingles vaccine added to CDC list of vaccines for adults 60 and older; CDC recommends Tdap for postpartum women; new study suggests sequential therapy with antibiotics for H. pylori may be more effective than standard therapy; FDA Actions.
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The 12-lead ECG and lead II rhythm strip in the Figure were obtained from a 83-year old woman who presented with rapid heart rate. She was on no antiarrhythmic medications. How would you interpret her ECG?
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Enthusiasm for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) as an intervention for cardiovascular disease has been tempered by concerns about postoperative cognitive decline.
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Data from the Nurses Health Study revealed that abdominal obesity in females is significantly and positively associated with all-cause and cause-specific mortality and specifically is associated with increased CVD mortality even in normal-weight women.
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Vasculopathy knows no compartmentalization. Clinicians expect that patients with peripheral arterial disease will also commonly have comorbid coronary or cerebrovascular disease, even though it may be silent.
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The FDA has approved a drug to help patients regain bowel function following bowel resection surgery.
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Early age at initiation of smoking is associated with an increased mortality risk in women. Quitting reduces the excess mortality risk for all major causes of smoking related deaths.
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Both short (6 or fewer hours) and long (9 or more hours) habitual sleep durations predict an increased risk of weight gain in adults.