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- New Series: Choosing the right coronary test
Technical advances have substantially improved the clinician’s ability to find and describe coronary disease. They also pose a bewildering array of choices.
- What is the best test for a patient with classic angina?
In patients with a normal resting electrocardiogram and no prior revascularization, a regular exercise stress test without imaging should suffice. However, no randomized trials have been done to determine if this strategy leads to better outcomes than empiric therapy does.
- Better glycemic control in the hospital: Beneficial and feasible
Professional societies have issued consensus guidelines urging hospitals to tackle hyperglycemia in an organized fashion, and hospitals are taking up the challenge.