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Gershon et al assess the association of long-acting β-agonists and anticholinergics for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with the risk of hospitalizations and emergency department visits for cardiovascular events. See the invited commentary by Woodruff.
Chen and coauthors describe the association between inpatient cardiac arrest incidence and survival rates.
Aliti et al compared the effects of a fluid- and sodium-restricted diet with the effects of no such restrictions on weight loss and clinical stability in 75 patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure. Cheitlin provides an invited commentary.
Hogg and coauthors measure the quality of life in the health states relating to thromboembolism cost-utility analyses. Also see the Invited Commentary by Owens and Shekelle.
To assess the yield of routine provocative testing in an ED–based chest pain unit, Hermann et al examined a prospectively collected database of patients tested for possible acute coronary syndrome between 2004 and 2010. All patients were evaluated by exercise stress testing or myocardial perfusion imaging. See the Invited Commentary by Goldman.
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