Drug-eluting stents may reduce the need for revascularization in patients with stable angina pectoris, but the same is not true in patients with unstable angina or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, say the authors of a retrospective study. Reuters Health Information
A study shows no significant improvement on the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire after tubular diskectomy and less favorable results for patient self-reported leg pain, back pain, and recovery. Medscape Medical News
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance has been associated with dozens of other diseases, but a new study of more than 17,000 people shows only a fraction of these associations are likely to be real. Reuters Health Information
Could continuous positive airway pressure provide safe relief for this patient with sleep apnea associated with a large head and neck hemangioma? Journal of Medical Case Reports
