Annals of internal medicine
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Practice Guideline
Synopsis of the 2017 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs/U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
In April 2017, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a joint clinical practice guideline for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. ⋯ This synopsis summarizes key features of the guideline in 7 areas: patient-centered care and shared decision making, glycemic biomarkers, hemoglobin A1c target ranges, individualized treatment plans, outpatient pharmacologic treatment, glucose targets for critically ill patients, and treatment of hospitalized patients.
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Review Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Mid- and Long-Term Outcome Comparisons of Everolimus-Eluting Bioresorbable Scaffolds Versus Everolimus-Eluting Metallic Stents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Percutaneous coronary interventions to implant bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVSs) were designed to reduce the late thrombotic events that occur with metallic stents. ⋯ National Natural Science Foundation of China.
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Multicenter Study
The Spectrum of Subclinical Primary Aldosteronism and Incident Hypertension: A Cohort Study.
Primary aldosteronism is recognized as a severe form of renin-independent aldosteronism that results in excessive mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) activation. ⋯ National Institutes of Health.
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Resource-limited nations must consider their response to potential contractions in international support for HIV programs. ⋯ National Institutes of Health and Steve and Deborah Gorlin MGH Research Scholars Award.