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Journal Scan: Metformin: Safety in Cardiac Patients (Heart 2010;96:99-102.)

Journal Scan: Endovascular Stenting for Vertebral Artery Stenosis (J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:538-542.)
One-hundred five patients from 1995-2006 with symptomatic VAS (112 arteries, 71% male) underwent stent placement for extracranial (91%) and intracranial (9%), primarily in the V1 segment (83%). By angiography, 57 patients (54%) had bilateral VAS, 71 patients (68%) had concomitant carotid disease, an. . .

Clinical Trial Summary: Stent Graft Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Failing Dialysis-Access Grafts (Stent Graft Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Failing Dialysis-Access Grafts)
Although hemodialysis access is traditionally done with native fistulas, especially the first time, prosthetic grafts are often used to create permanent access hemodialysis circuits. Prosthetic arteriovenous (AV) graft failure is related to stenosis at the venous site of the anastomosis, usually due. . .

Case Study: A 46-Year-Old Woman is Referred For Evaluation of her Dyslipidemia, Hypertension, and Borderline Diabetes
A 46-year-old woman is referred by her primary care physician for the evaluation of moderate hypertriglyceridemia, hypertension, and borderline diabetes. Of particular relevance is a history of fasting triglycerides (TGs) ranging from 250-400 mg/dl over the last 6 months, with the high-density lipop. . .

CVN: Heart Minute
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Expert Opinion: Relevance of statin pleiotropism to cardiovascular outcomes after ACS