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In an effort to identify those individuals with indolent prostate cancers that may be best suited for a "watchful waiting" management strategy, Chun and colleagues compared pre-surgical data to the operative findings in 1132 consecutive patients with localized prostate cancer referred for surgery over an 11 year period.
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Despite considerable evidence that statins in appropriate patients reduce coronary heart disease events, many patients prefer to try lifestyle changes rather than take drugs.
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A number of new tools for ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation are now in late-stage clinical trials.
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Guidelines for prediabetes from The American College of Endocrinology; statins for the prevention of dementia? Possible help for women suffering from sexual side effects while on antidepressants; government incentives for electronic prescribing; FDA Actions.
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Radial artery access for cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) results in lower rates of access site complications, bleeding, and blood transfusion than femoral artery access.
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Although the ECG is key in the triage of suspected ST wave elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), it is imperfect.
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In this report, Nazarian et al from the johns Hopkins Hospital describe a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible system for electrophysiologic study catheter placement.
