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The FDA has approved the combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. This combination product provides different mechanisms of action for lowering cholesterol.
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From 1999 to 2002, these Austrian investigators randomly assigned adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest to receive two injections of either vasopressin or epinephrine, followed by additional treatment with epinephrine, if needed. The primary endpoint was survival to hospital admission, and the secondary endpoint was survival to discharge from the hospital.
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Annual, or less frequent, surveillance intervals are effective for aneurysms < 45 mm in diameter.
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This randomized, controlled, single-blinded study examined the hypothesis that rapid measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide levels (BNP) would improve the care of patients presenting to the emergency
department with acute dyspnea.
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Alendronate for Osteoporosis; Exercise Training in Patients Chronic Heart Failure; Cardiovascular Prognosis of Masked Hypertension
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The FDA has approved telithromycin, the first
ketolide antibiotic.
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Researchers and clinical trials managers may have noticed that the best practices standards in tissue banking have been evolving in recent years due to scientific advances, greater public scrutiny on human subject protection, and new privacy rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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Management of atrial fibrillation with a rhythm-control strategy conferred no advantage over a rate-control strategy in cardiac or vascular mortality and may be associated with an increased noncardiovascular death rate.
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