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While regular exercise is beneficial to overall health, repeated long-term endurance exercise — such as marathons, ultramarathons, ironman triathlons, and long-distance bicycle racing — may cause myocardial scarring and increase the risk of serious arrythmias, coronary artery calcification, diastolic dysfunction, and large-artery wall stiffening.
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Clinical Briefs: Another Look at Bleeding Risk from Aspirin; Can Aspirin Prevent Recurrence of Thromboembolism?; A New Approach to Tinnitus
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THE FDA HAS APPROVED THE FIRST NEW WEIGHT LOSS DRUG in more than a decade.
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The ECG shown was obtained as part of a routine "pre-op evaluation" for a markedly overweight young adult scheduled for bariatric surgery
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Compared with a low-fat diet, low-glycemic index and very low-carbohydrate diets resulted in higher resting and total energy expenditure (thus more calories burned) during the weight loss maintenance phase after a low-calorie diet.
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Coughs and hiccups are common emergency department complaints. While the majority of their causes are benign, patients with these symptoms can suffer from significant distress and impaired quality of life. Most patients with these symptoms can be effectively managed by understanding the pathophysiology and differential diagnosis of these symptoms and by using evidence-based therapy. It is important for the physician to be aware of the emergent conditions that may present with these seemingly benign complaints.
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