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REVERSE Remodeling Outcome Supports CRT in Mildest Heart Failure
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy for patients in NYHA class 1-2? In the randomized REVERSE trial, such patients may or may not have benefited clinically, but end-systolic and end-diastolic volumes improved along with LVEF. Observers welcomed the findings cautiously. Heartwire
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RACE: A Herculean Attempt to Improve STEMI Care
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Researchers in North Carolina have instituted one of the largest and most extensive programs in the US to improve the treatment of STEMI, demonstrating significant improvements in quality of care. But there is still much work to be done. Heartwire
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CPR in the Elderly is Very Successful
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A new Swiss study shows that cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is even more successful in the very elderly than in the general population. This is probably because many of these people live in nursing homes, where automatic external defibrillators are widely available and staff members are trained in CPR, say the researchers. Heartwire
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