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This paper describes results from a multi-center registry located at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation that collects data on device failure in pacemakers and implantable defibrillators.
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Despite well-proven effectiveness, statin therapy is underutilized. This may be due to perceived risks by physicians and patients.
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In older patients started on statins there was no significant increase in cancer.
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Cardiac resychronization therapy reduces morbidity and mortality in class IV heart failure patients.
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Elevated echo-Doppler estimates of pulmonary artery pressure predict heart failure and death in CAD patients.
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Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk for MI and heart failure.
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Sudden arrhythmic death associated with genetically determined long QT syndrome is a significant cause of SIDS.
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Aggressive statin therapy is associated with slowed progression and even regression of atherosclerosis. A new study suggests that, when monitoring statin therapy, increases in HDL cholesterol may be as important as decreases in LDL cholesterol in preventing disease progression.
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