JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. ⋯ RCTs of screening with exercise ECG found no improvement in health outcomes, despite focusing on higher-risk populations with diabetes. The addition of resting ECG to traditional risk factors accurately reclassified persons, but evidence for this finding had many limitations. The frequency of harms from screening is uncertain.
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Prescription medications are increasingly used among adults in the United States and many have a potential for causing depression. ⋯ In this cross-sectional survey study, use of prescription medications that have depression as a potential adverse effect was common. Use of multiple medications was associated with greater likelihood of concurrent depression.