Search results for "Cardiology"
New report lists 10 steps to improving in-hospital cardiac arrest care
The American Heart Association and international organizations offered the steps with the aim of reducing the high morbidity and mortality and worldwide variation in quality of care found with in-hospital cardiac arrest.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/22/new-report-lists-10-steps-to-improving-in-hospital-cardiac-arrest-care.htm
22 Nov 2023
Recent heart failure readmission and mortality trends differ in U.S., Canada
In both countries, readmissions and 30-day mortality after acute myocardial infarction dropped, but Canada saw less change in heart failure readmissions and a drop rather than a rise in heart failure mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/26/4.htm
26 Feb 2020
New pathway from ACC offers recommendations on inpatient heart failure care
The pathway from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) extends from ED presentation through the first postdischarge visit and focuses on optimizing patient care and improving outcomes, rather than reducing length of stay or readmissions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/18/3.htm
18 Sep 2019
Talking about heart failure
Patients with heart failure often have a hard time wrapping their heads around it. Hospitalists can do a lot to improve communication and education during hospitalization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/24/talking-about-heart-failure.htm
24 Aug 2022
Low SBP during acute MI admission may predict 1-year mortality in elderly patients
An observational study found that elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) who had an average systolic blood pressure (SBP) below 125 mm Hg in the first 48 hours after admission were at higher risk for cardiovascular and all-cause death at one year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/04/4.htm
4 Mar 2020
Malnutrition, diuretics, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2021
Model including functional impairments may help predict death in older adults after acute MI
Fifteen factors measurable during hospitalization were associated with six-month mortality, including hearing impairment, mobility impairment, unintended weight loss, and lower patient-reported health status.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/11/2.htm
11 Dec 2019
De-Mentored
Learn how not to mentor.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/newmans-notions-de-mentored.htm
15 Mar 2021
Loop diuretics may improve outcomes in some older patients with heart failure
Researchers used the OPTIMIZE-HF registry to examine mortality and readmission rates in heart failure patients being discharged with a new prescription for loop diuretics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/05/5.htm
5 Aug 2020
STEMI outcomes similar whether patients present on or off hours, French study finds
No between-group difference was seen in median time from symptoms to first medical contact or from first medical contact to sheath insertion, rate of radial access for catheterization, or in-hospital and one-year mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/06/4.htm
6 Nov 2019