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Silent Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report
We present a case of a 59-year-old overweight woman with prediabetes, primary hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia who presented for herpes zoster (HZ) follow-up; she reported having skipped heartbeats and heart rate fluctuations during the review of systems. On further workup, ECG revealed low voltage QRS complexes, flat QRS complexes, flat T waves, and pathological Q waves, suggesting the diagnosis of SMI. Based on the identified risk factors, including high BMI, prediabetes, primary hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, HZ, and newly diagnosed SMI, the patient was advised to continue with lisinopril 20 mg daily, prescri...
Source: Herpes - August 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Maria V Kolesova Suzanne Minor Source Type: research

Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Led Telephonic Medication Therapy Management Program in Rural Arizona: Implications for Community Health Practice
In conclusion, this study demonstrated that while pharmacists can identify and make clinical recommendations to patients, the value of these interventions is not fully realized due to recommendations not being implemented and difficulties with patient follow-up, which may have been due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional efforts to address these shortcomings are therefore required.PMID:35645306 | DOI:10.3390/clinpract12030029
Source: Herpes - June 1, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: David R Axon Jim Kloster Becka Eckert Sonia Morales Sally Riggs Aminata Kilungo John Ehiri Megan Grieser Tenneh Turner-Warren Teresa Aseret-Manygoats Jennifer M Bingham Nicole Scovis Terri Warholak Source Type: research