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The observed age-related changes in mitral Doppler filling velocity characteristics are not due to differences in left atrial pressure over the physiologic range of pressures.
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E/E´ is useful for detecting elevated LV filling pressures in patients with heart failure and may be especially useful for excluding high filling pressures in those with diastolic dysfunction.
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Disopyramide has a useful role in the therapeutic armamentarium for obstructive cardiomyopathy.
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Eliminating frequent right ventricular outflow tract PVCs improves left ventricular function, particularly in patients with extremely high density arrhythmias.
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Overweight is associated with no excess mortality, particularly in the older age groups.
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Nesiritide, Scios' intravenous recombinant form of human B-type naturetic peptide, has been widely used for the treatment of congestive heart failure in hospitalized patients.
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The exuberant rainfall in the southwestern United States this year has led to the greening of the deserts, highlighted by spectacular displays of wildflowers. But it may not be just the plant life that has benefited. A number of human pathogens may find the conditions just right.
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On February 10, 2005, the CDCs Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended routine meningococcal immunization of all children between ages 11 and 12, with catch up immunization targeted to teens entering high school and college freshmen living in dormitories.
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The interpretation of tuberculin skin tests (tst) is challenging and controversial, especially in the face of previously administered BCG vaccine. In Switzerland, a country where TB infection is not common but where BCG had previously been routinely given, Zysset and colleagues prospectively evaluated 2- step (second test done 8-15 days after the first for possible booster effect) TST results in 5117 hospital employees, in view of potential risk factors for TB infection.
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