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Assessing Health Literacy in Clinical Practice
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Clinicians routinely underestimate the prevalence of limited health literacy among their patients and frequently overestimate the ability of individual patients to understand the information they provide. Medscape Nurses
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Management of Heart Failure in Elderly People
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Heart failure is a common diagnosis among elderly adults, but these patients may not always receive the best treatment. The current review examines special issues related to the diagnosis and management of heart failure among older adults and recommends best practices for these patients. International Journal of Clinical Practice
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BRAVE-3: Drop GP IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in STEMI
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In the era of a high loading dose of clopidogrel prior to primary angioplasty for acute ST-elevation MI, GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors are no longer needed, results of the BRAVE-3 study suggest. Heartwire
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CVD is a "Major Killer" in HIV+ Patients, but Underrecognized by Doctors
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A unique meeting of cardiologists, endocrinologists, and HIV doctors hopes to raise awareness of key facts about HIV and CHD, including the fact that HIV+ patients face a 70% to 80% increased risk of CVD, they have increased risk factors for CVD, and that while HIV meds increase CV risk, staying on them may also lower CV risk. Heartwire
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