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Should You Take A Statin To Lower Your Cholesterol?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

“Statins cause diabetes” This one is true. In truth, it is really those who are pre-diabetic who likely pull forward their diagnosis by about five days. But they do not magically take someone who is insulin-sensitive to full-blown type 2 diabetes overnight. But the devil is in the detail.

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90 year old with acute chest and epigastric pain, and diffuse ST depression with reciprocal STE in aVR: activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Case submitted and written by Mazen El-Baba MD, with edits from Jesse McLaren and edits/comments by Smith and Grauer A 90-year old with a past medical history of atrial fibrillation, type-2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, presented with acute onset chest/epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. BP was 110 and oxygen saturation was normal.

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Intravascular Imaging Can Improve Outcomes for Complex Stenting Procedures

DAIC

Angiography has limitations that make it difficult to determine the true artery size and the makeup of the plaque, and is suboptimal in determining whether the stent is fully expanded post-PCI and identifying other complications that affect the safety and effectiveness of the procedure.

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