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PCI without On-Site Cardiac Surgery
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PCIs for acute coronary disease are increasingly being performed at centers without on-site surgical backup. This review summarizes the safety and the efficacy of this practice, along with the policy implications, including those for patients undergoing elective procedures.

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Measles in the 21st Century
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Between 2000 and 2008, measles control improved markedly worldwide, but with poorer countries focused on polio eradication and some richer countries falling prey to opposition to vaccination, the measles genie seems to have slipped out of the bottle in recent years.

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A Woman with Fever and a Generalized Rash
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A 43-year-old woman with a history of atopic dermatitis was admitted to the hospital because of fever and a generalized painful, pruritic rash involving the entire body. Examination revealed vesicles, pustules, and erosions with scalloped borders. A diagnostic test result was received.

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