Search results for "Cardiology"
Appropriate uses considered for echocardiography in common clinical scenarios
Telemonitoring no more effective than usual care after hospitalization in heart failure patients
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/24/3.htm
24 Nov 2010
Helping patients help themselves
Research indicates that few eligible patients participate in a cardiac rehab program after hospital discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/rehab.htm
15 Dec 2010
In the News
Guidelines for determining brain death, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/itn.htm
15 Dec 2010
In the News
Communicating cancer diagnoses, guidance on prescribing clopidogrel, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/itn.htm
15 Jan 2011
Interval between aspirin use and CABG affects transfusions, not mortality
Stopping aspirin less than six days before coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) did not change patients' mortality risk, but it did increase the need for transfusions, according to a new retrospective study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/09/1.htm
9 Feb 2011
In the News
Reporting impaired colleagues, updated guidelines on spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2011
Update released on using dabigatran to manage atrial fibrillation
Several cardiology specialty societies have released a focused update on managing patients with atrial fibrillation to include the option of using dabigatran, the first new oral anticoagulant available for clinical use in more than 50 years.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/02/1.htm
2 Mar 2011
Clopidogrel may improve outcomes after CABG in patients with MI
Clopidogrel may improve outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for myocardial infarction (MI), a new study reports.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/09/3.htm
9 Mar 2011
Dabigatran or warfarin?
With dabigatran now a viable alternative to warfarin, hospitalists and hospitals should develop a plan for its use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/dabigatran.htm
15 Mar 2011
D2B: Saving time, but not lives?
Reducing delays for percutaneous coronary intervention didn't lower mortality, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/qa.htm
15 Mar 2011