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The newest statin drug, rosuvastatin, has been called a superstatin because it appears to reduce LDL cholesterol to a greater degree than the other approved statin drugs.
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GI conditions that will keep you out of the U.S. armed services include ulcers, varices, fistulas, esophagitis, gastritis, congenital abnormalities, inflammatory bowel disease, enteritis, colitis, proctitis, duodenal diverticula, malabsorption syndromes, hepatitis, cirrhosis, cysts, abscesses, pancreatitis, polyps, certain hemorrhoids, splenomegaly, hernias, recent abdominal surgery, GI bypass or stomach stapling, and artificial GI openings.
Balloon angioplasty: (A) deflated balloon catheter is approaching an atherosclerotic plaque; (B) pla
Balloon angioplasty
An intra-aortic balloon pump increases circulation to the coronary arteries and decreases the worklo
Hot Air Balloon Physics
Balloon angioplasty.
Foley catheter with balloon in the bladder of a male patient.