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Anticoagulation therapy after VT ablation yields fewer thrombotic events
Key clinical point: Anticoagulant therapy may be a good idea after ventricular tachycardia ablation in patients with risk factors for stroke, even...
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Vascular disease linked to sight loss in giant cell arteritis
Key clinical point: Patients with vascular disease who develop giant cell arteritis may require careful monitoring for sight loss. Major finding:...
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Simple signs could signal complex pain syndrome
Key clinical point: The ways in which patients perceive the position of their fingers and body generally could help identify those with complex...
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Epilepsy Incidence in Older Adults Is Highest Among Black Patients
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VIDEO: Secrets of success in a MACRA-based world
WASHINGTON – When it comes to switching your practice to value-based care, time is running out. But, according to our expert panel, don’t let...
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VIDEO: Value-based care 101
WASHINGTON – By now, you’ve heard of “value-based care.” But do you know what it means and why, if you don’t take heed, your practice could be in...
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AF and stroke may be temporally related
Key clinical point: One-third of patients with an ischemic stroke while they had an implantable cardiac device had atrial fibrillation in the 30...
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Baseline King-Devick concussion score skewed by English proficiency issues
Key clinical point: King-Devick instructions recommend testing subjects against their own preseason baseline scores; the NYU findings emphasize...
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Extended Holter Monitoring Improves Detection of Atrial Fibrillation
LOS ANGELES—Atrial fibrillation is three times more likely to be detected within six months of an ischemic stroke if, instead of 24 hours...