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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major clinical studies, the clinical use of this therapy, and potential adverse effects are reviewed. Relevant formal guidelines, if they exist, are presented. The article ends with the authors' clinical recommendations.

A 58-year-old man has chest pain at 9:30 a.m.; 3 hours later, he calls for an ambulance. Paramedics arrive, provide standard treatment, and transport him to the nearest emergency department. On his arrival at a small hospital at 1 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Clinical Problem

Pathophysiology and Effect of Therapy

Clinical Evidence

Clinical Use

Adverse Effects

Areas of Uncertainty

Guidelines

Recommendations

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From the Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville (E.C.K.); and the Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (L.D.H.).

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Brown D. C., Szabo S., Oikonomopoulos T., Hoffmeister H. M., Kashyap A. S., Kashyap S., Anand K. P., Keeley E. C., Hillis L. D.
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