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PAD treatment should cover pharmaceutical care
People with lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) should get treatment, including pharmaceutical treatment, comparable to that for people with established coronary artery disease. That's according to new, comprehensive guidelines on PAD from the American Heart Association (AHA) and other medical groups.
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Retrospective analysis demontrates that switching statins hinders treatment compliance, persistence
Patients who have switched statins should receive special care as they are substantially less likely to be compliant and remain on the treatment long enough to obtain its full benefits, researchers reported in the American Journal of Managed Care.
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Early invasive stategy no better than selectively invasive approach for acute coronary syndromes
Early invasive strategy, recommended by the current guidelines in the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), did not excel when compared with its more conservative alternative in a randomized study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Making the most of cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation takes on increasing importance as evidence of benefit mounts, the spectrum of target patient populations expands, and the scope of rehabilitation broadens.
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