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To treat heart failure effectively you need a team and you need a plan. In short, you need a program.
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An algorithm identifies key diagnostic clues in the patient’s history, physical examination, and radiographic findings.
- A review of pericardial diseases: Clinical, ECG and hemodynamic features and management
Pericardial diseases are common, have multiple causes, and are often misdiagnosed.
- Carotid stenosis: Current strategies for choosing between medical and surgical management
Recommendations on a longstanding and contentious issue.
- Pharmacologic aids to smoking cessation
Quitting smoking is notoriously hard. Drugs can improve the odds of quitting, but the best approach is multifactorial.
- Using troponin T to diagnose acute coronary syndromes
Troponin T and creatine kinase MB have complementary roles. Includes a diagnostic algorithm.
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- Diastolic dysfunction and heart failure: Causes and treatment options
Although diastolic dysfunction is the underlying problem in at least one third of cases of heart failure, it is still poorly understood.
- Incorporating soy protein into a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet
The USDA recommends eating at least 25 g/day of soy protein as part of a low-fat diet to reduce LDL levels.
- Diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in the elderly
As people age, GERD becomes more common, more likely to cause complications, and more challenging to diagnose and treat.