Annals of internal medicine
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
In CAD, treat-to-target statins were noninferior to high-intensity statins for a composite clinical outcome.
Hong SJ, Lee YJ, Lee SJ, et al; LODESTAR Investigators. Treat-to-target or high-intensity statin in patients with coronary artery disease: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2023;329:1078-1087. 36877807.
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Multicenter Study
Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease Progression After Acute Kidney Injury: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study.
Prior studies associating acute kidney injury (AKI) with more rapid subsequent loss of kidney function had methodological limitations, including inadequate control for differences between patients who had AKI and those who did not. ⋯ National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
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Dengue virus is a flavivirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes and is an important cause of illness worldwide. Data on the severity of travel-associated dengue illness are limited. ⋯ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, International Society of Travel Medicine, Public Health Agency of Canada, and GeoSentinel Foundation.
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State medical cannabis laws may lead patients with chronic noncancer pain to substitute cannabis in place of prescription opioid or clinical guideline-concordant nonopioid prescription pain medications or procedures. ⋯ National Institute on Drug Abuse.