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Iatrogenic dilated cardiomyopathy and spectrum of current treatment modalities

Our increasing ability to intervene in high-risk patients—with lower risks and greater chances for successful outcomes—is felt across the broad spectrum of cardiovascular disease. This is particularly evident in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).

Effect of Marriage on Duration of Chest Pain Before Seeking Care

Nonischemic cardiomyopathy and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

We assessed whether duration of nonischemic cardiomyopathy was related to the degree of benefit from implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) insertion. Subjects who had a recent diagnosis of nonischemic cardiomyopathy had at least a similar benefit from ICD insertion as did those with a remote diagnosis. These results indicate that ICD therapy should be considered in such patients as soon as they are diagnosed and once reversible causes of left ventricular dysfunction have been excluded.

Is warfarin a safe alternative to aspirin in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation?

We recruited 973 patients (mean age, 81 years) with atrial fibrillation from the primary care setting and randomly assigned them to receive anticoagulation with warfarin or aspirin.

The time has come for ethnicity-specific CV risk calculators

The risk calculator reported in the Lee et al paper was developed to predict the 10-year cardiovascular (CV) disease probability in an American Indian population.

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Navy Medicine: A Strategic Roadmap for Implementing a Virtual Mental Health Program

A military service member talks about some of the ways the Navy is implementing new programs to improve mental health conditions.

Echocardiographic Screening and Long-Term Survival in the General Population

Address New Challenges to Your Future

Choice of imaging modality for evaluation of myocardial ischemia—what is the bottom line?

In Jahnke et al's study, the authors showed the prognostic value of yet another imaging modality—perfusion magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and dobutamine stress MR.

Share and Share Alike? Keeping Insulin Pens and Needles to Themselves

A few months ago the FDA issued a formal statement about the issue of sharing insulin pens and cartridges. In short, they gave it a big NO all around.

Cutting the Cord: The Guide to Wireless Practice

Is a wireless practice right for you? If so, what components would benefit you most, and what should you know about them before making the jump?

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Researchers Discover New Method of Beta Cell Rejuvenation

Scientists at Stanford University have identified a pathway responsible for age-related beta cell decline.