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Unrecognized Heart Attacks Tied to Higher Pain Tolerance
Lack of symptoms in unrecognized MI may be due to reduced pain sensitivity
Personal Health Care Spending Continues to Soar in the U.S.
Highest spending on diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and low back and neck pain in 2013
Heart-Related Deaths Up at Xmas Even in Southern Hemisphere
Elevated cardiovascular mortality during Christmas period seen during a 25-year period in New Zealand
Iron Deficiency Tied to Worse Response, Remodeling After CRT
Less symptomatic improvement at six months after implantation for patients with iron deficiency
Personal Life Choices Still Differ for Male, Female Cardiologists
Men are now more likely to indicate that family responsibilities have negative impact on career
Peripartum Aortic Dissection Risk Factors Examined in Marfan Sx
High risk of aortic dissection, even with tight control of blood pressure and heart rate
Pooled Cohort Equations Predict Myocardial Infarction Risk in HIV
No improvement in myocardial infarction risk-model performance with addition of HIV-specific factors
Guidance on Dietary Sugar Intake Based on Low-Quality Evidence
Poor scoring on AGREE II criteria across guidelines; evidence supporting recommendations low, very low
Health Care Provider Burnout Negatively Affects Quality, Safety
Health care provider burnout negatively linked to quality and safety of health care
Noncardiovascular Cause of Death More Common in CHD Patients
Predictors of noncardiac death include older age, inducible ischemia, higher heart rate, statin nonuse
