Efficacy of amlodipine and olmesartan medoxomil in patients with hypertension: the AZOR Trial Evaluating Blood Pressure Reductions and Control (AZTEC) study.
Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2010 Aug;4(4):209-21
Authors: Punzi H, Neut…

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Darusentan, a selective endothelin A receptor antagonist, for the oral treatment of resistant hypertension.
Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2010 Aug;4(4):231-40
Authors: Enseleit F, Lüscher TF, Ruschitzka F
Resistant hyperte…

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Association of Troponin T, Detected With Highly Sensitive Assay, and Outcomes in Infective Endocarditis.
Am J Cardiol. 2011 May 18;
Authors: Stancoven AB, Shiue AB, Khera A, Pinkston K, Hashim IA, Wang A, de Lemos JA, Peterson…

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Usefulness of Plasma Galectin-3 Levels in Systolic Heart Failure to Predict Renal Insufficiency and Survival.
Am J Cardiol. 2011 May 18;
Authors: Tang WH, Shrestha K, Shao Z, Borowski AG, Troughton RW, Thomas JD, Klein AL
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Comparison of Medically Versus Surgically Treated Acute Type A Aortic Dissection in Patients <80 Years Old Versus Patients ?80 Years Old.
Am J Cardiol. 2011 May 18;
Authors: Yanagisawa S, Yuasa T, Suzuki N, Hirai T, Yasud…

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Pleural effusions occurring with right heart failure.
Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2011 Jul;17(4):226-31
Authors: Brixey AG, Light RW
Pleural effusions commonly occur in patients with left heart failure. However, there is incre…

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A 12-year follow-up study of patients with newly-diagnosed lone atrial fibrillation: Implications of arrhythmia progression on prognosis: The Belgrade Atrial Fibrillation Study.
Chest. 2011 May 26;
Authors: Potpara TS, Stankov…

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Rethinking testing for pulmonary embolism: less is more.
Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Jun;57(6):622-627.e3
Authors: Newman DH, Schriger DL

PMID: 21621091 [PubMed - in process]

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Critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected pulmonary embolism.
Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Jun;57(6):628-652.e75
Authors: Fesmire FM, Brown MD, Espinosa JA,…

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Length of stay and charges associated with health care-acquired bloodstream infections.
Am J Infect Control. 2011 May 28;
Authors: Al-Rawajfah OM, Hewitt JB, Stetzer F, Cheema J
BACKGROUND: Although many studies have e…

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How I treat mucormycosis.
Blood. 2011 May 26;
Authors: Kontoyiannis DP, Lewis RE
Unlike invasive aspergillosis, the prognosis and outcome of hematological malignancy patients who develop invasive mucormycosis has not s…

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Glomerular filtration rate in patients with atrial fibrillation on warfarin treatment: A subgroup analysis from the AURICULA registry in Sweden.
Thromb Res. 2011 May 25;
Authors: Jönsson KM, Wieloch M, Sterner G, Nyman U, Elm…

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PROTHROMBINEX(®)-VF (PTX-VF) usage for reversal of coagulopathy: Prospective evaluation of thrombogenic risk.
Thromb Res. 2011 May 26;
Authors: Bobbitt L, Merriman E, Raynes J, Henderson R, Blacklock H, Chunilal S
INT…

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Pilot study of using neutral protamine hagedorn insulin to counteract the effect of methylprednisolone in hospitalized patients with diabetes.
J Hosp Med. 2011 Mar;6(3):175-6
Authors: Seggelke SA, Gibbs J, Draznin B

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Redefining readmission risk factors for general medicine patients.
J Hosp Med. 2011 Feb;6(2):54-60
Authors: Allaudeen N, Vidyarthi A, Maselli J, Auerbach A
Readmissions are costly both financially for our healthcare sy…

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