Michael S. Lauer, MD

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Autonomic function and prognosis

Author:: Michael S. Lauer, MD

Publish date: April 1, 2009

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Screening for coronary heart disease: Has the time for universal imaging arrived?

Author:: Michael S. Lauer, MD

Publish date: September 1, 2007

Screening for coronary heart disease by means of an imaging test is not supported by evidence and is not endorsed by professional societies or the ...

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Cardiovascular medicine update 2007: Perioperative risk, carotid angioplasty, drug-eluting stents, stronger statins

Author:: Michael S. Lauer, MD

Publish date: July 1, 2007

Should patients with coronary artery disease who need noncardiac surgery undergo angioplasty first to lessen their perioperative risk? Is percutane...

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What is the best test for a patient with classic angina?

Author:: Michael S. Lauer, MD

Publish date: February 1, 2007

In patients with a normal resting electrocardiogram and no prior revascularization, a regular exercise stress test without imaging should suffice. ...

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Choosing the right coronary test

Author:: Michael S. Lauer, MD

Publish date: February 1, 2007

Technical advances have substantially improved the clinician's ability to find and describe coronary disease. They also pose a bewildering array of...

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Should we screen for abdominal aortic aneurysms?

Author:: Michael S. Lauer, MD

Publish date: January 1, 2006

The short answer is yes, but only in the right patients.

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Coronary artery disease in diabetes: Which (if any) test is best?

Author:: Michael S. Lauer, MD

Publish date: January 1, 2005

Until randomized trials are done, the optimal testing strategy in patients with diabetes will remain subject to lively inferential debate.

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Who should be taking aspirin to prevent coronary events?

Author:: Michael S. Lauer, MD

Publish date: December 1, 2003

How to use the estimated coronary risk in deciding whether to prescribe long-term aspirin therapy, with an algorithm and three brief examples.

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Using aspirin and ACE inhibitors in combination: Why the hullabaloo?

Author:: Michael S. Lauer, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2001

Preliminary, mostly observational data indicate that aspirin may counteract ACE inhibitors. We offer recommendations.

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Resuscitating the exercise stress test

Author:: Michael S. Lauer, MD

Publish date: May 1, 1999

Old does not necessarily mean obsolete. The exercise stress test can still provide useful information, provided we ask the right questions.