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A standardized extract of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F root was compared with sulfasalazine therapy in subjects with active rheumatoid arthritis. After a 24-week intervention, those taking the botanical remedy experienced significantly greater progress both clinically and in laboratory assessments when compared with the sulfasalazine group, with improvements occurring rapidly. The findings are hampered somewhat by a significant dropout rate in both study groups.
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This single-group cohort before-and-after study of an intensive educational program for primary care physicians focusing on mindful communication and self-awareness demonstrated improvements in physician well-being and attitudes toward patient- centered care.
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Ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) in patients referred for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) improves with revascularization in some cases, but in other cases it does not.
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Modern implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and permanent pacemakers can store all data about atrial tachyarrhythmias.
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Portable music players are now widely used at all age levels. The headphones used with these players, both ear-bud and clip-on varieties, are frequently worn in such a way that they may come into close proximity to a pacemaker or ICD in patients with these rhythm-management devices.
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Sudden syncope, especially while driving or during vigorous sports activity, is a widely feared, but relatively uncommon, event.
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Although heart rate is known to be a marker for the utility of beta blockers in ischemic heart disease and heart failure, there is no comparable trial data in hypertension.
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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with bare-metal stents (BMS) or drug-eluting stents (DES) remains the most common method of coronary revascularization.