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Patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators appear to have more car accidents than similarly-aged people without such devices

Car Accident Risk Up 50 Percent for Patients With ICDs

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Danish study finds 51 percent greater odds, but absolute risk of a crash remains low
In a survey conducted in 2013

AAP Survey Finds More Parents Are Refusing Vaccines

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However, reasons for refusing have changed in recent years
The safety of dual antiplatelet therapy duration varies with percutaneous coronary intervention complexity

PCI Complexity Influences Optimal Duration of DAPT

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Long-term DAPT linked to significant reduction in MACE in patients undergoing complex PCI
For patients with symptomatic systolic heart failure not caused by coronary artery disease

No Drop in All-Cause Mortality With ICD in Systolic Heart Failure

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Significantly lower risk of sudden cardiac death for patients with ICD versus usual clinical care
A novel high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment with a cooling system is safe and efficient for destroying adipocytes

High-Intensity Focused U/S With Cooling Destroys Adipocytes

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Reduction in waist circumference in human volunteers; pain tolerable without bruising
Low-income adults with cardiovascular disease have considerable gaps in knowledge relating to secondhand smoke

Adults With CVD Have Gaps in Secondhand Smoke Knowledge

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No adults in study spontaneously identified heart risks related to secondhand smoke exposure
For adult patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

Intranasal Steroids Underused in Chronic Rhinosinusitis

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Rate of intranasal steroid spray utilization 20.1 per 100 patients; geographic variation in rate
Many National Comprehensive Cancer Network guideline authors report financial conflicts of interest

Many NCCN Guideline Authors Report Conflicts of Interest

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84 percent of authors receive general payments, 47 percent receive industry research payments
For patients with primary hypercholesterolemia

Ezetimibe Plus Rosuvastatin Bests Rosuvastatin Alone

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Combo tx linked to significant reductions in LDL, total cholesterol, triglycerides versus rosuvastatin
Acneiform eruptions due to the BRAF kinase inhibitor vemurafenib in a patient with multiple metastatic melanoma lesions are described in a case report published online Aug. 11 in the Journal of Dermatology.

Acneiform Eruptions Observed After Vemurafenib Treatment

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Case report describes acneiform eruptions after tx of metastatic melanoma lesions with vemurafenib