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A calcium score < 100 eliminates the need for myocardial perfusion scans (MPS), but patients with a negative MPS often have coronary calcium. These findings imply a potential role for applying coronary artery calcium screening after MPS among patients manifesting normal MPS.
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The use of automatic external defibrillators by trained volunteers is safe and effective, particularly in public locations where there is at least a moderate likelihood that an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest will be witnessed.
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The developing world is experiencing an epidemic of CAD which expects to continue to increase in the foreseeable future.
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Low-dose aspirin is as effective as warfarin for preventing cerebral thromboembolic events after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement.
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The Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardioversion Trial was a placebo-controlled study comparing sotalol and a quinidine/verapamil combination in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation after cardioversion.
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Alendronate for Osteoporosis; Exercise Training in Patients Chronic Heart Failure; Cardiovascular Prognosis of Masked Hypertension
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The FDA has approved telithromycin, the first
ketolide antibiotic.
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Management of atrial fibrillation with a rhythm-control strategy conferred no advantage over a rate-control strategy in cardiac or vascular mortality and may be associated with an increased noncardiovascular death rate.
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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.