Annals of internal medicine
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Accurately identifying high-need, high-cost (HNHC) patients to reduce their preventable or modifiable health care use for their chronic conditions is a priority and a challenge for U.S. policymakers, health care delivery systems, and payers. ⋯ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (PROSPERO: CRD42020161179).
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Comment
In acute decompensated HF, adding acetazolamide to IV loop diuretics reduced congestion at 3 d.
Mullens W, Dauw J, Martens P, et al. Acetazolamide in acute decompensated heart failure with volume overload. N Engl J Med. 2022;387:1185-95. 36027559.
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Lindholt JS, Søgaard R, Rasmussen LM, et al. Five-year outcomes of the Danish Cardiovascular Screening (DANCAVAS) trial. N Engl J Med. 2022;387:1385-94. 36027560.
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Two and a half years after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Loeb and colleagues reported the first randomized trial of N95 respirators versus medical masks in health care workers. The editorialist discusses the findings and highlights remaining areas of uncertainty about optimal mask type.