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Week of October 10, 2008

This week's topics include the role of vitamin D in Alzheimer’s management, controversy regarding stents, management of atrial fibrillation and thyroid complications.

Program notes
0:21 Role of vitamin D in Alzheimer’s management
1:23 Vitamin supplements in food
2:30 Elderly may be vitamin deficient
3:00 4000 people with diabetes
4:02 Blood pressure control also helped but didn’t persist
5:06 Have to keep blood pressure medications
5:18 Stress testing and stent placement
6:19 Controversy regarding stents
7:15 Stress testing available everywhere
7:45 Management of atrial fibrillation
8:42 Should medication be used long term or intermittently?
9:31 Thyroid complications
10:03 End

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