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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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Clevidipine in the ER: A New Option for Severe, Acute Hypertension?
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Results of a new trial with clevidipine, an investigational calcium-channel blocker with an ultrashort half-life of less than one minute, show the drug has promise in patients presenting to the emergency room with an acute severe episode of hypertension. Heartwire
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