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CO Poisoning Causes Direct Myocardial Toxicity
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Carbon monoxide (CO) decreases myocardial contractility in a manner distinct from the effects of oxygen deprivation, and this effect persists even after all of the CO is removed from the system, according to experiments conducted in rats, researchers have shown. Reuters Health Information
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Dobutamine Stress Echo Cuts Cost of Chest Pain Evaluation
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Dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography (DASE) is more cost effective than electrocardiographic exercise testing (EET) for the triage of low-risk patients presenting to the emergency department with acute chest pain, researchers report in the October issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. Reuters Health Information
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