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- 14 DEC 15
Awareness, Referral, and Multidisciplinary Approach Key to Positive Outcomes in Cardiac Rehabilitation
A recent study of over 2,000 patients clearly demonstrated that patient participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was associated with a significant reduction in mortality rates.1 A large national survey, however, estimated that only an average of 28% of eligible patients were receiving CR.2 This underutilization is due to many factors,
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- 14 DEC 15
Landmark Trial to Examine Cardiovascular Treatment in HIV Patients
Over the course of their careers, many clinicians have seen HIV/AIDS progress from extremely high short-term mortality to chronic, long-term disease management. As HIV patients are living longer with antiretroviral therapy, it is becoming clear that the virus increases risk of cardiovascular conditions.1 The Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE) study will
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- 11 DEC 15
Recent Findings from a French General Practice Population Highlight Statin Underutilization in Patients with Severely Elevated Cardiovascular Risk
Although the most current European Society of Cardiology guidelines recommend that patients at very high cardiovascular risk maintain a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) of <70 mg/dL (<1.8 mmol/L), a recent study demonstrated that most patients from a French population do not meet this goal.1 One of the main causes is the chronic and widespread
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