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Hypertension is usually asymptomatic, so adherence to drug therapy is an issue, especially if the drugs used cause symptoms.
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The province of Ontario in Canada maintains a comprehensive database of all implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implants.
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Patients with significant coronary artery disease (CAD) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction are at high risk for death and hospitalization.
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Cerebrovascular events (CVE), including stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), are recognized complications of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
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The ARIC Study is a prospective epidemiologic study of atherosclerosis in four communities in the United States (Fairfax County, NC; Jackson, MS; Washington County, MD; and Minneapolis, MN).
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Calcium supplements and MI; birth control pills and VTE; ACE inhibitors and breast cancer risk; spending on pharmaceuticals; and FDA actions.
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Current guidelines recommend hypothermia for comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in whom return of circulation has been achieved.
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In a hospital with high ICU bed occupancy, delays in transferring critically ill patients from the emergency department or general wards to the ICU were associated with increased mortality in comparison with immediate transfer to an ICU bed, and this increased mortality was incrementally greater with increasing delay.
