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Geriatric depression, pain respond to various drugs
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Obstructive sleep apnea complicates atrial fibrillation
Major finding: Atrial fibrillation patients with sleep apnea had a significant, 12% increased rate of hospitalizations, compared with atrial...
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MCI confers increased risk of death
Major finding: Over 6 years of follow-up, 331 of 862 patients with MCI died vs. 224 of 1,292 cognitively normal patients. Data source: A 2,000...
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Rivaroxaban replacing warfarin for AF stroke protection
Major finding: Rivaroxaban use grew from approximately 8% of AF patients in 2011 to 16% in 2012 and 30% in 2013.Data source: Review of...
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EXACT-HF: Allopurinol flops for heart failure
Major finding: Six months of therapy with allopurinol in patients with hyperuricemia and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction lowered...
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Harness the ‘placebo’ in late-life depression
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LDL particle number advantageous in managing cardiovascular risk
Major finding: The 3-year incidence of coronary heart disease events or stroke was 14.6% in high-risk patients managed to an LDL particle number...
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CGRP-targeted migraine prevention drugs succeed in phase II
Key clinical point: These investigational drugs may be an improvement over currently available migraine prevention drugs in terms of side effects...
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Study backs bariatric surgery center accreditation
Major finding: Compared with unaccredited centers, accredited centers have significantly decreased mortality (0.07% vs. 0.13%; P = .019) and...
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Don’t discount suicide attempts in borderline patients
Major finding: Following suicide attempts, patients with borderline personality features scored a mean of 14.51 points and nonborderline patients...