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The general impression is one of certainty that both soy and soy isoflavones deliver many health benefits, including prevention of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis, as well as treatment of menopausal symptoms. The science is less absolute, however, and still evolving.
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Over half of patients with atrial fibrillation are over age 75 years, yet there is concern about the risk of serious hemorrhage in these patients on warfarin.
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Little is known about aortic root size in strength trained athletes, yet the transient increase in central aortic pressure during weight lifting could increase aortic size over time and lead to aortic regurgitation.
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Sweeney et al analyzed the initiation of ventricular arrhythmias on stored event electrograms from 1055 patients enrolled in 2 large ICD trials. (PainFREE Rx II and EnTrust).
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Anttonen and his colleagues analyzed the prevalence and long-term prognostic significance of a short QT interval in a sample of the Finnish population.
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Stopping statins, even briefly, after stroke or cardiovascular surgery increases vascular complications according to 3 new studies.
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The current polypharmacy management approach to chronic heart failure due to systolic dysfunction is of concern because it may lead to noncompliance
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Surgical aortic valve replacement (avr) remains the gold standard treatment for patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). However, a number of patients are at increased risk of mortality during AVR due to advanced age or co-morbidities.
