April 2008

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| Images in Cardiology |
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Iatrogenic dilated cardiomyopathy and spectrum of current treatment modalities |
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by Tasneem Z. Naqvi, MD1 • Jing Zhang MD, PhD2 • Leslie Saxon, MD1 |
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From the 1Division of Cardiology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine and the Department of Anesthesia Cardiovascular Institute and 2Fu Wai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China. |
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| Hypertension |
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Comprehensive lifestyle modification and blood pressure control |
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by William M. Vollmer, PhD1 • Victor J. Stevens, PhD1 • Laura P. Svetkey, MD, MHS2 • Lillian F. Lien, MD3 • Catherine M. Champagne, PhD, RD4 |
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From the 1Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon; 2Duke Hypertension Center and the Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; 3Medicine/Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; 4Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Nutritional Epidemiology and Dietary Assessment and Counseling, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
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Case Report |
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Decreased weight and blood pressure resulting from lifestyle changes in a middle-aged patient |
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Commentary |
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Lifestyle interventions and hypertension |
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by Samuel J. Mann, MD |
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| Lipid Disorders |
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Are statins cardioprotective in patients undergoing major vascular surgery? |
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by Martin Dunkelgrun, MD1 • Harm H. Feringa, MD2 • Dustin Goei, MD1 • Jeroen J. Bax, MD4 • Don Poldermans, MD3 |
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From the 1Department of Vascular Surgery, 2Department of Cardiology, 3Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and 4Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. |
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Commentary |
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High-dose statins and the high-risk vascular surgery patient |
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by Louis Kozloff, MD |
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| Lipid Disorders |
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Combining warfarin and antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting |
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by Michael C. Nguyen, MBBS • David Brieger, MBBS, PhD |
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From the Department of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; and the Department of Cardiology, Concord Hospital, Sydney,Australia. |
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Case Report |
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An elderly patient taking warfarin with a mid-left anterior descending artery lesion |
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Commentary |
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Anticoagulation regimens after stent insertion |
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by William E. Lawson, MD |
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