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Colo. hospital changes irk some patients

By (Boulder, Colo.) Daily Camera
Posted: November 19, 2012 - 10:00 am ET

When Josefa Mazzuca called her cardiologist earlier this month for more nitroglycerin pills, her doctor detected distress in her voice and set up an appointment. Turns out, the 75-year-old grandmother was in mild heart failure. She was prescribed a diuretic and followed up with the cardiologist, Dr. Daniel White, on Tuesday.

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