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• Ann. Intern. Med. · Aug 2015

  Cardiovascular mortality associated with 5 leading risk factors: national and state preventable fractions estimated from survey data.

  Impressive decreases in cardiovascular mortality have been achieved through risk factor reduction and clinical intervention, yet cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of death nationally. ⋯ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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• Ann. Intern. Med. · Aug 2015

  Biography Historical Article

  ACP Journal Club: David Lawrence Sackett, MD, MSc (Epidemiology), 1934-2015.

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• Ann. Intern. Med. · Aug 2015

  Comment Letter

  Firearm-related injury and death in the United States.

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• Ann. Intern. Med. · Aug 2015

  Mortality associated with medical therapy versus elective colectomy in ulcerative colitis: a cohort study.

  Ulcerative colitis (UC) can be treated with surgery or medications. Patients often must choose between long-term immunosuppressant therapy or total colectomy. Whether one of these treatment approaches has a mortality benefit is uncertain. ⋯ National Institutes of Health and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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• Ann. Intern. Med. · Aug 2015

  Practice Guideline

  Management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction: synopsis of the 2014 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense clinical practice guideline.

  In December 2014, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a joint clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in adults. This synopsis summarizes the major recommendations. ⋯ This synopsis summarizes key features of the guideline in 5 areas: elimination of treatment targets, additional tests for risk prediction, primary and secondary prevention, and laboratory testing.

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