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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have been shown to reduce mortality and myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with heart failure due to reduced left ventricular (LV) systolic function.
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Seybolt and colleagues performed a retrospective analysis of refugees seen as part of a 2-visit health evaluation at Boston Medical Center from October 1998 through May 2002.
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At the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, laboratory-based surveillance of coagulase-negative staphylococci found that 4% were linezolid resistant. MIC's to linezolid were generally > 256 ug/mL; the isolates were all susceptible to vancomycin and daptomycin.
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This paper presents the results of a retrospective cohort analysis from the Mayo Clinic of 79 patients with bacterial spine infection who underwent baseline and follow-up imaging studies with MRI.
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Within the past few months, gatifloxacin (Tequin®) has received some attention in the medical community due to reports of serious hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.
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Previous large, randomized studies have demonstrated improved neurological outcome in comatose patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation (VF) who are managed with therapeutic hypothermia (TH): those with other arrhythmias or shock were excluded.
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A recently published study using a large national administrative database found that only two-thirds of patients hospitalized with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) received care that was consistent with current guidelines of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians.