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While antidepressants are clearly effective in patients with severe depression, their effects on those with mild or moderate depression may be insignificant.
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Globally defined, heart failure exists when delivery of oxygen to the tissues is insufficient to meet demand.
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Cardiac surgery carries greater risk in older patients. Nonagenarians are a growing part of cardiology practice as our population ages.
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Two oral medications for relapsing-remitting MS in phase III development; antihypertensives find new uses; Ginkgo biloba does not prevent cognitive decline in elderly; and FDA Actions.
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Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) has long been the preferred revascularization strategy for diabetic patients, but recent advances in technology have resulted in improved outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
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Stress-induced apical cardiomyopathy (Tako-Tsubo) is a recently recognized reversible form of acute cardiomyopathy that may mimic acute myocardial infarction initially.
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Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) was first proposed over fifteen years ago but, until recently, there have been no FDA-approved devices specifically labeled for the treatment of AF.
