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Advanced age no barrier to aggressive heart attack treatment
Key clinical point: An early invasive treatment strategy improved most outcomes in patients aged 80 years and older with acute coronary syndromes...
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Universal bisphosphonates after wrist fracture prevent hip fractures but at a cost
Key clinical point: Savings from prevention of hip fractures with universal bisphosphonates after distal radius fractures in elderly women would...
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Overall physical health strongly predicts arthritis pain
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Cardiovascular safety evidence for alogliptin reassuring
Key clinical point: Concomitant use of an ACE inhibitor and alogliptin by patients with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk isn’t...
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VIDEO: Sun protection urged for Asian, Hispanic women
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Ablation cuts AF recurrence 2.5-fold vs. amiodarone in heart failure
Key clinical point: Catheter ablation is hands down more effective than amiodarone for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation in patients...
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Contact allergen of 2015: Formaldehyde
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Cannabinoid therapy shows benefit in pediatric epilepsy
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VIDEO: Long-term PARTNER 1 data tip scales toward TAVR
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Cardiovascular event rates similar in PCI and CABG after 5 years
Key clinical point: Percutaneous coronary intervention with sirolimus-eluting stents shows comparable rates of death, myocardial infarction and...
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Evolocumab halved cardiovascular events in OSLER study
Key clinical point: Evolocumab shows impressive LDL lowering and slashes cardiovascular events.