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Statins Before Cardiac Surgery: Substantial Benefit
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Patients who received statins before cardiac surgery obtained reductions in short-term mortality, stroke, and atrial fibrillation, according to the largest meta-analysis to date on the subject. Medscape Medical News
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TRENDS: Defining a Threshold for Stroke Risk in Device-Detected AF
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Preliminary results of a study that analyzed data on AT/AF generated from implantable cardiac devices suggests that patients with 5.5 hours or more of AT/AF on any given day in the past 30 days had a more than 2-fold increased risk for stroke vs those with no episodes, independent of other stroke risk factors. Medscape Medical News
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FDA Approvals: Avalide and Ixempra
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The FDA has approved a new indication for irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide tablets (Avalide) and ixabepilone injection (Ixempra). Medscape Medical News
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