Top stories in health and medicine, November 21, 2013

From MedPage Today: New Method Gives Better Guess on LDL Cholesterol. A new way of estimating LDL cholesterol levels may be more accurate than the widely used Friedewald equation. Novel Anticoagulant Bests Warfarin in Afib. The novel oral factor Xa inhibitor edoxaban prevented stroke as well as warfarin but did so with lower risk in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Mixed Data for Warfarin Dosing By Genotype. For patients requiring anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation, venous thromboembolism, or some other indication, genotype-guided dosing of warfarin and similar drugs might have some benefit. Procedure Plus Exercise ERASEs PAD. The combination of endovascular revascularization and a supervised exercise program for patients with peripheral artery disease reduced claudication pain and increased walking distance by about a quarter mile. Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
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