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After a positive coronary ct scan, patients often undergo stress myocardial perfusion scanning, but the relationship between these two tests in relation to prognosis is poorly understood.
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Kleemann and his colleagues from Ludwigshafen, Germany, report on survival of transvenous defibrillation leads during long-term follow-up.
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Recently, the importance of anticoagulation with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation and risk factors for stroke has been established in clinical trials and emphasized in recent guidelines.
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Mild muscle symptoms occasionally prevent some patients from taking statin drugs.
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The value of revascularization before major vascular surgery in patients with stress induced myocardial ischemia has not been tested.
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Up to 20% of patients undergoing coronary angiography have normal arteries or mild luminal irregularities.
