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For patients with left breast cancer

Active Breathing Coordinator Beneficial in RT for Left Breast CA

Significant reduction in mean radiation dose to heart, with preservation of local control
For patients with symptomatic supraventricular tachycardia

Caffeine Doesn’t Affect Cardiac Conduction, Refractoriness in SVT

However, does up BP in supraventricular tachycardia
Mortality risk in older Medicare patients who undergo carotid artery stenting is high

Benefit of Carotid Stenting in Elderly Called Into Question

A third of older patients died within two years of procedure
Over four decades (1970 to 2010)

Community Efforts Saved Lives, Cut Costs in Maine

Better screening, control of high cholesterol and blood pressure cut deaths and hospitalizations
Researchers found that of 68

Over 10 Percent of Patients Taking Aspirin Inappropriately

For many users, odds of heart attack, stroke are lower than risk of serious bleeding