2 days ago by sanjay.aikat

Steer clear of Cat. I codes for intravascular spectroscopy — here’s where to look instead. The CPT update season is fast approaching. Warm up for the changes coming your way with a look at new-for-2010 Category III codes aimed at diagnosing coronary artery disease. Match 0206T to MCG One of the new ...

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2 days ago by The Press

Research has shown that there is a strong link between periodontal and cardiovascular diseases, as well as other chronic degenerative illnesses. It has been found that those affected with dental disease are more likely to suffer from heart ailments than those who do not. One theory explains that inf ...

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3 days ago by AntonioCaperna

All patients with diabetes should monitor their blood pressure readings and lipid levels to lower the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) recommends. The theme of World Diabetes Day 2009-2013 is Education and Prevention. In support of this, the ESC wis ...

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4 days ago by PharmTao.com

ABCA1 Transporter: Disease Association: Coronary Disease: - The R219K polymorphism of ABCA1 is related with altered lipoprotein levels, and may affect the high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) response to pravastatin in Chinese patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). (Effect of R219K poly ...

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6 days ago by PharmTao.com

ABCA1 Polymorphisms/Variants/SNPs/Pharmacogenomics dbSNP SNP VarView GeneView in dbSNP Prediction: Accurate prediction of the functional significance of single nucleotide polymorphisms and mutations in the ABCA1 gene. Brunham LR, Singaraja RR, Pape TD, Kejariwal A, Thomas PD, Hayden MR. PLoS Genet. ...

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6 days ago by Dr. Niederman

I will like to elaborate on a point I made in my last blog. I want to talk about the issue of patients who are undergoing cardiac catheterization for preoperative evaluation. These patients may or may not have evidence for cardiac disease either by stress testing or symptoms. What is done after the ...

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7 days ago by Laci

By M Monaco, P Stassano, L Di Tommaso, P Pepino, A Giordano, G Pinna, G Iannelli and G Ambrosio JACC 2009;54:989-996 This study was undertaken to determine the impact of a strategy of systematic coronary angiography on immediate- and long-term outcome of patients at medium-high risk who were undergo ...

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7 days ago by rnproducer

The Nursing Show Heart disease is prevalent in the US and is regarded as one of the leading causes of mortality. For different types of heart disease, there are also different types of cardiac medications. One thing common for all types of cardiac meds is that they are most likely to be taken for li ...

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7 days ago by podmedic

The Nursing Show Individuals with some form of coronary artery disease take medications that they will most likely take for the rest of their lives. Adherence to these medications is necessary to be able to benefit its full effects. To ensure that the patient takes the drug regularly, nurses should ...

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10 days ago

One of the most dangerous health problems plaguing Americans today is Obesity. In fact, America has the highest rate of obesity compared to other countries in the world. Approximately 32% of the United States population is considered obese and, as a result, almost 365,000 Americans die each year fro ...

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