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- Interpreting the Jupiter trial: Statins can prevent VTE, but more study is needed
The incidence of venous thromboembolism in people taking rosuvastatin (Crestor) 20 mg/day was about half that in people taking placebo. This was a relatively healthy population, and the incidence in both groups was low.
- Treating silent reflux disease does not improve poorly controlled asthma
A recent multicenter trial indicated that empirically prescribing a proton pump inhibitor does not help control asthma symptoms and that current guidelines need to be reevaluated.
- Stenting atherosclerotic renal arteries: Time to be less aggressive
It is time to strongly reconsider the current aggressive approach to revascularization of stenotic renal arteries and to take a more coordinated, critical approach.