It is important that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the …

Aspirin is one of the most frequently used drugs worldwide and is generally considered
effective for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. By contrast, the role of …

A. Children and adolescents 1. Type 1 diabetes Glycemic control a. Screening and
management of chronic complications in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes i …

The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines was formed to make recommendations
regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients with known or suspected cardiovascular …

Diabetes is a chronic illness that re-quires continuing medical care and patient self-
management education to prevent acute complications and to reduce the risk of long-term …

ContextAtherothrombosis is the leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
around the globe. To date, no single international database has characterized the …

Background Atherosclerotic intracranial arterial stenosis is an important cause of stroke.
Warfarin is commonly used in preference to aspirin for this disorder, but these therapies …

Background Randomized trials have shown that low-dose aspirin decreases the risk of a first
myocardial infarction in men, with little effect on the risk of ischemic stroke. There are few …

Abstract The American Diabetes Association standards of medical care in diabetes are
presented. They are intended to provide clinicians, patients, researchers, payors, and other …

ABSTRACT John A. Baron, Bernard F. Cole, Robert S. Sandler, Robert W. Haile, Dennis
Ahnen, Robert Bresalier, Gail McKeown-Eyssen, Robert W. Summers, Richard Rothstein …