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The paclitaxel-coated balloon with a quirky design and confectionery name achieved better patency outcomes and noninferiority for safety compared with another DCB with a long track record.

The device, which is not yet cleared by the FDA, alerts bystanders to a potential cardiac event nearby and guides them to the scene.

Only about half of patients with markedly elevated blood pressure are prescribed appropriate multiple-drug regimens in accordance with the hypertension guidelines, a regional cohort study found.

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Sara Turbow, MD, MPH; Julie R. Hollberg, MD; Mohammed K. Ali, MD, MBA, MSc How did it happen that the electronic health record (EHR) emerged as a concern regarding clinicians’ well-being, and what is the path forward? Increasingly, evidence indicates that the EHR is imposing an intolerable burden on clinicians and may be degrading, rather than elevating, clinical care. A study of EHR use measurements across 2 vendor products found that ambulatory, nonteaching physicians (n = 573) sp...

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