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Smoke-Free Policies Bring Health Benefits
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The International Agency for Research on Cancer has announced that the implementation of smoke-free policies in many Western countries has reduced the prevalence of smoking and had subsequent health benefits. Heartwire
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BRIEF-PCI: Infusion of Eptifibatide Can Be Shortened
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A shortened, two-hour infusion of the GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor eptifibatide following nonemergency PCI is just as effective as the standard 18-hour infusion of the drug and is probably safer, according to a new study. Heartwire
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BART Closes the Book on Aprotinin
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Results from the trial--halted last year due to safety concerns--clearly point to increased deaths in high-risk CABG patients randomized to aprotinin instead of a lysine-analog antifibrinolytic. Heartwire
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