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Chagas Disease Presents Public Health Challenge in the U.S.
Without early treatment, Chagas disease can cause heart failure
Single hs-cTnT Measure, Non-Ischemic ECG Can Rule Out AMI
Single hs-cTnT below level of detection plus ECG can rule out acute myocardial infarction in ER
Review: Interventions Don’t Promote Exercise in Rural Adults
No effect seen for interventions to increase physical activity, decrease sedentary behavior in rural adults
LVAD Can Restore Full Cardiac Function in Heart Failure Patients
38 percent of study participants had heart function equivalent to that of a healthy man of the same age
Pre-Op Training Program Improves Outcomes
Program provides physical, nutritional, and psychological guidance
Over 20 Percent of Maternal Mortality in Illinois Due to CVD
22.2 percent of women died of cardiovascular causes, with cardiomyopathy the most common etiology
Costs Up With Specialist As Predominant Provider of Care
For older adults with multimorbidity, specialist PPC also linked to lower continuity of care
Glucose Variation Doesn’t Affect Microvascular Complications
Findings, based on quarterly 7-point profiles, show no influence beyond mean glucose in T1DM
No Proof Azithromycin Ups Odds of Ventricular Arrhythmia
Patients on azithromycin no more likely to develop ventricular arrhythmia than those on amoxicillin
Differing Statin Guidelines Leave Many Clinicians Uncertain
Doctors, patients often confused by conflicting advisories on statin use
