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Anticholinergic drugs for COPD; pioglitazone for diabetes prevention; insulin degludec in Phase 3 trials; and FDA Actions.
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Plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxyvita-min D [25(OH)D] decrease after an inflammatory insult such as knee surgery and, therefore, are unlikely to be a reliable measure of 25(OH)D status in patients with evidence of a significant inflammatory response.
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In assessment of acute chest pain in the emergency room, a new or "presumably new" left bundle branch block (LBBB) is considered as an electrocardiographic (ECG) equivalent to ST elevation.
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Current guidelines recommend dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and a thienopyridine, such as clopidogrel, following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
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Current guidelines recommend hypothermia for comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in whom return of circulation has been achieved.
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Anticholinergic drugs for COPD; pioglitazone for diabetes prevention; insulin degludec in Phase 3 trials; and FDA Actions.
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This paper provides up-to-date information on the incidence of sudden cardiac death in athletes at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) institutions.
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In this paper, Singh and his colleagues from the MADIT-CRT study looked at the influence of left ventricular lead position on responses to therapy in that trial. MADIT-CRT was a randomized clinical trial of patients with indications for an ICD New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I or II heart failure and a QRS duration > 130 msec.
