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Although several other studies have examined the relationship between analgesic use and blood pressure, this report from the Nurses Health Study is the first prospective look at all 3 classes of over-the-counter analgesics.
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The FDA has approved Ezetimibe, the first drug in a new class of cholesterol-lowering medications.
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Effects of Losartan on Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Isolated Systolic Hypertension and LVH; Increase in Nocturnal Blood Pressure and Progression to Microalbuminuria in Type 1 Diabetes; HRT, Lipid, and Glucose Metabolism in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Postmenopausal Women
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The significance of periprocedural myocardial injury in the context of coronary stenting, while sometimes referred to by euphemisms such as enzyme leak, infarctlet, or coronet, should not be underestimated.
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Beta-blockers are contraindicated in patients with decompensated heart failure, but physicians are often reluctant to prescribe them for class IV heart failure, even when the patient has been stabilized on diuretics, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), and other agents.
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Abnormalities of diastolic left ventricular function are recognized to be an important aspect of cardiovascular health in a variety of patients.
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This study sought to evaluate whether treatment with 2 statins of differing potency would have differing effects on carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in a cohort of dyslipidemic individuals.
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In this paper, sogaard and associates report a technique for the use of tissue Doppler imaging to optimize pacemaker program settings in biventricular devices used for the treatment of heart failure.
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Lampert and colleagues performed a study on the psychological factors leading to ventricular arrhythmias in a population of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).
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