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Appropriate Use Criteria for Echocardiography

The American Society of Echocardiography has provided this presentation as a resource for physicians who want to find out more about the Appropriate Use Criteria for Transthoracic, Transesophageal, and Stress Echocardiography.

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• Comparison of efficacy and safety of atorvastatin (80 mg) to simvastatin (20 to 40 mg) in patients aged <65 versus >or=65 years with coronary heart disease (from the Incremental DEcrease through Aggressive Lipid Lowering [IDEAL] study).
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Annals of Internal Medicine

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