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Recanalization after treatment with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) is more likely in acute stroke patients whose admission serum glucose is less than 158 mg/dL.
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In a prospective cohort study of 697 patients with obstructive sleep apnea followed for a median duration of 3.4 years, there was a significant association with stroke or death.
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In this paper, Malouf and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic looked at the significance of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels on the recurrence of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter after a successful cardioversion.
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ICDs implanted by higher volume physicians are associated with lower rates of mechanical complications and infection.
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Managing cardiac arrhythmias is a unique and complex challenge in the primary care setting. The clinician must balance proper initial assessment, long-term management schemes and effective acute and chronic treatment approaches with appropriate triage to a cardiac specialist and/or an electrophysiologist. The treating clinician must be able to diagnose the arrhythmia (if possible), understand the risks to the patients, and plan an acceptable therapeutic strategy. Available treatment options are evolving rapidly.
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On my first walk through a redwood forest after moving to California, I came across numerous slimy yellow creatures along the trail that looked like snails without shells. These were banana slugs, creatures that are currently the official mascots of the University of Califonia, Santa Cruz.
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Can Plavix Add to the Efficacy of Aspirin?; Prevention of Hypertension?; Estrogen Alternatives; FDA Actions
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As part of the California Encephalitis Project (CEP), more than 250 serum samples from selected patients were screened for antibodies to amebic pathogens, particularly Balamuthia mandrillaris. Overall, the CEP has tested samples for > 1800 cases submitted for extensive testing in attempts to determine the etiology of encephalitis in patients without severe immunocompromise.