Revised Guidelines for Evidence-Based PCI
Over the last decade, significant advances and innovations have rapidly evolved in the use of PCI...
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Guidelines
Reducing Triglyceride Levels in Patients at Risk for CVD
Almost one-third of adults in the United States have elevated triglyceride levels (>150 mg/dL),...
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New Guidelines on Osteoporosis in Men
This week, the Endocrine Society issued guidelines on managing osteoporosis in men. Published in...
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New Guidelines for Assessing Adiposity
The rate of obesity in the United States has reached the epidemic level despite efforts by...
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Calculating Risks for CVD
In guidelines on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the Framingham coronary heart...
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Calculating Risk for CVD
In guidelines on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the Framingham coronary heart...
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New Social Media Guidelines for Doctors
If a current or past patient friends you on Facebook, what should you do? If you come across a...
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Identifying Acute Aortic Dissection Patients
It has been estimated that 5,000 to 10,000 aortic dissections occur in patients each year in the...
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Multivessel PCI: Coming to a Consensus
When PCI is used to treat multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), single-vessel or multivessel...
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Gynecologic NETs: Reviewing Treatments
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) can be classified as either poorly differentiated, aggressive...
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New Migraine Guidelines Issued
New guidelines released this week by the American Academy of Neurology focus on the preventive...
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New Guidelines for Pediatric ADHD
Contributing author: Mark L. Wolraich, MD. In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)...
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First-Ever Guidelines for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
The first-ever recommendations for the diagnosis and management of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis...
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New Guidelines for Diabetic Neuropathy
The prevalence of neuropathy among those with diabetes has been estimated to be as high as 50%....
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Managing Varicose Veins & More Advanced Chronic Venous Diseases
It is estimated that 20% to 25% of American adults have varicose veins, and 6% have more advanced...
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At hospitals participating in the Get With the Guidelines (GWTG)-Stroke Program, anticoagulation use among ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation appears to have increased to high overall levels between 2003 and 2010....
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Updated Guidelines for Preventing CVD in Women
Tremendous strides have been made in the awareness, treatment, and prevention of cardiovascular...
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Guidelines for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Cerebral venous thrombosis is caused by clots in the dural sinuses and/or cortical veins, and it...
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Blood Conservation in Surgery
Surgical procedures account for the transfusion of almost 15 million units of packed red blood...
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Managing Pediatric Septic Shock
Those who undergo major surgical procedures or who have certain medical hardware placed, such as a...
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