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In this paper, the authors report the results of a study that examined the impact of yoga training on patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). The authors enrolled 101 patients with paroxysmal AF who were on a stable medical regimen.
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Overnight observation in the hospital after PCI remains the standard of care in the United States. However, because of the low complication rates, there has been a move toward same-day discharge in some countries.
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Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD
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Given the high prevalence of MVP in the general population, a true association with SCA risk has been controversial.
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Dabigatran etexilate, a direct thrombin inhibitor, is one of a new class of oral anticoagulants that was recently demonstrated in a Phase 3 trial to be effective for the prevention of stroke or systemic embolism (SSE) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
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Heart failure (HF) is associated with a high mortality rate, debilitating symptoms, impaired quality of life, and major financial costs.
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The relationship between patients' prognosis and age in decisions regarding implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy in the primary prevention of sudden death in heart failure patients is poorly understood and not addressed in randomized device trials. Thus, Dewland and colleagues created a survey that was sent to 3000 randomly selected primary care physicians and general cardiologists nationwide.
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