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Coronary Events Drop in Italy After Smoking Ban
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Another country has documented a drop in acute coronary events in the year following the introduction of a smoking ban in public places. The Italian researchers found an 11% drop in such events in Rome among those of working age. Heartwire
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ICDs in Children: Better Patient Selection Needed
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The largest study to date to examine the use of ICDs in children and those with congenital heart disease has found that the devices do shock appropriately and likely save lives, but they also seem to deliver more inappropriate shocks in children than they do in adults. Heartwire
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EVA-AMI: Eptifibatide Equal to Abciximab for STEMI Patients Undergoing PCI
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The results will be reassuring to cath labs already substituting the cheaper GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor in STEMI patients, but at least one expert believes proof of equivalence for two GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors does not answer the question of whether these agents should be widely in use for STEMI patients. Heartwire
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