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In patients with symptomatic nonerosive reflux disease, intermittent on-demand therapy with the PPI rabeprazole provided good symptom control with tablets taken on average approximately 1 day out of 4.
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors decreased the number of defibrillation attempts needed and reduced hospitalization in patients with atrial fibrillation.
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12-lead ECG obtained from a healthy, asymptomatic 42-year-old man. How many findings can you identify?
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The National Cholesterol Education Program, a product of a collaboration of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutes, the American College of Cardiology, and the American Heart Association, has updated its clinical practice guideline on cholesterol management.
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Annual, or less frequent, surveillance intervals are effective for aneurysms < 45 mm in diameter.
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The FDA has approved the combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. This combination product provides different mechanisms of action for lowering cholesterol.
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The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet, which suggests high intake of fruits, vegetables, and low-fat diary products, has been shown to favorably affect blood pressure in Stage 1 Hypertension as well as pre-hypertension.
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Most women with fibromyalgia have a variant of sleep apnea when carefully tested, and their symptoms improve with CPAP treatment.
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When administering the MMSE, use of serial 7s produces a more reliable score.
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A 12-month program of regular exercise in selected patients with chronic stable angina and significant CAD resulted in a higher event-free survival and exercise capacity at lower costs than PCI.
