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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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New Approaches for Treating Atherosclerosis
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EAS 2008: Treating dyslipidemia "beyond statins" -- the latest reports from the 2008 EAS conference concern ADAGIO-Lipids, apoC-III, and a new class of drugs for increasing HDL cholesterol.
Medscape Cardiology
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Low HDL-C Associated With Poor Memory
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Low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in middle age is associated with poor memory and may lead to dementia later in life, a new study suggests. Medscape Medical News
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