Cardiology
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Medicare uses more brand-name drugs than does VA
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FDA panel supports easing rosiglitazone restrictions
Commentary
Statins for A-fib are ready for prime time
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FDA panel starts review of rosiglitazone CV data
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Heart failure guidelines: New hope in medical therapy
Conference Coverage
Wearable defibrillator vest useful as bridge to ICD
Major finding: During an average of 81 days using the LifeVest wearable automatic defibrillator, patients experienced appropriate device shocks to...
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Aspirin better than heparin at VTE prevention after total hip arthroplasty
Major finding: The primary efficacy outcome – development of symptomatic proximal DVT or PE during the 90 days after total hip arthroplasty –...
Conference Coverage
Education not enough: Student attitudes on concussion are poor
Major finding: Many of the 120 high school football players who participated in a survey-based study (70%) were knowledgeable about concussions,...
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Dogs and heart attacks
Conference Coverage
Renal dysfunction improved after AF ablation
Major finding: Patients with stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease who underwent catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation showed significant...
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Fewer graduates, more thoracic surgery board failures
Major finding: The failure rate for ABTS oral exams doubled from 14.4% to 28.1% between 2000-2005 and 2006-2011, the 6 years before and after the...