Internal Medicine Alert – April 15, 2015
April 15, 2015
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Jogging and Long-term Mortality
Joggers who perform light and moderate jogging programs have lower mortality than sedentary non-joggers, whereas strenuous joggers have a mortality rate not statistically different from that of the sedentary group.
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Are Atrial Premature Complexes Benign?
The authors concluded that in a general population free of AF or cardiovascular disease, the presence of APCs on a routine ECG is associated with AF and cardiovascular death.
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Angiotensin Receptor Blockade, Renal Function, and Outcomes in Chronic Heart Failure
The authors concluded that compared with 50 mg losartan, 150 mg losartan is associated with an increased risk of early WRF, but this appears to be a benign event.
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Updates
Clinical Briefs discussing: Reducing Drug-induced Xerostomia with Sorbet, The Ongoing Search for Cognitive Impairment Biomarkers, and Bipolar Disorder is Associated with New-onset CVD.
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A Regular SVT with Marked ST Depression
The patient is a previously healthy 60-year-old man who presented with palpitations and new-onset chest pain