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Aggressive LDL lowering with statins, so-called "very intensive statin therapy," leads to reversal of coronary atherosclerosis, according to a new study.
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The ECG in the image was obtained during a first visit with an elderly new patient who gave a history of having "lots of heart disease."
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Rifaximin appears to be safe and effective for treatment of abdominal bloating and flatulence in IBS.
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Letrozole for Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer; Do Antidepressants Increase Risk of Suicide?; Can Viagra Improve Heart Function?; Can Tamoxifen Increase Your Height?; A Dramatic Increase of Clostridium difficile; FDA Actions
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The 12-lead ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 73-year-old man with dyspnea. What ECG findings do you see that may account for his symptoms?
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Efficacy and Safety of Benazepril for Advanced Chronic Renal Insufficiency; Prognostic Value of Thyroid Hormone Levels in Acute MI: Just an Epiphenomenon?; Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and the Risk of Actinic Keratoses and Squamous Cell Cancers of the Skin
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The FDA has approved the first of a new class of agents, the vaptans. Conivaptan, the first arginine vasopressin receptor antagonist, is approved for the management of serious sodium/water imbalance. It will be marketed by Astellas Pharma US, Inc as Vaprisol®.
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This case series and prospective observational study describe propylene glycol toxicity in patients receiving IV benzodiazepines. The authors estimate the incidence of this important but unrecognized complication to be 19%.