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Authors say primary care providers in particular need more education on the potential harms of opioids in patients with liver disease

Increased risk for hepatocellular carcinoma also seen with higher transferrin saturation levels in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

High rate of fistula use, low rates of secondary procedures and complications seen at five years

Frequency of THA for osteonecrosis increased, while frequency of THA for inflammatory arthritis decreased from 2000 to 2016

One-year clinical outcomes improved with quantitative flow ratio for lesion selection versus standard angiography guidance

Rate of enrollment increased after Medicare expansion in 2014, but absolute enrollment rate in cardiac rehabilitation for HF patients still low

No benefit seen versus valsartan for reducing NT-proBNP levels for patients with chronic advanced heart failure and reduced ejection fraction

Adults receiving proton pump inhibitors have increased risk for acute kidney injury requiring dialysis following cardiac surgery

Less than half of parents and caregivers report being told by a physician to introduce child to peanut-containing foods by 11 months of age

Rates of BP control lower for current smokers; 45.5 percent of men had blood pressure >180 and/or >100 mm Hg