Search results for "Cardiology"
Handheld echocardiography doesn't reduce length of stay vs. usual care
Length of stay on hospitalist service didn't differ for inpatients managed with handheld echocardiography versus usual care, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/22/3.htm
22 Jun 2011
12% of PCIs for nonacute indications are inappropriate
Twelve percent of the percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) done on patients with nonacute indications are inappropriate, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/13/4.htm
13 Jul 2011
Reducing unnecessary testing
Efforts to test more judiciously represent a dramatic shift in the way physicians use tests to aid diagnosis and guide treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/07/coverstory.htm
15 Jul 2011
Recent Research
Urinary test to guide pneumonia treatment, stroke risk after CABG, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/07/rr.htm
15 Jul 2011
Nonacute coronary syndrome inpatients with elevated troponin have higher mortality than ACS counterparts
Hospitalized patients with an elevated troponin level more often have a primary diagnosis that is not an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and have poorer long-term survival and undergo fewer cardiac imaging studies than those with an ACS, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/20/3.htm
20 Jul 2011
Most community hospitals experience drug shortages, delay treatment as result
Nearly all community hospitals experienced a shortage of one or more drugs in the first six months of 2011, and most had to delay treatment as a result, a new survey found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/20/1.htm
20 Jul 2011
Apixaban associated with more bleeding, no change in ischemic events
A phase 3 trial of apixaban, a new factor Xa inhibitor, was halted after the drug was found to increase major bleeding in patients taking it after acute coronary syndrome.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/03/4.htm
3 Aug 2011
In the News
Preventing bloodstream infections, management of unstable angina and non-ST-elevation MI, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/itn.htm
15 Aug 2011
Recent Research
Acid suppression benefits and harms, updated guidelines on uncomplicated UTIs, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/rr.htm
15 Aug 2011
Ensure comprehension to increase adherence
Roughly 80 million Americans navigate health care's complexities with limited health literacy skills.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/comprehension.htm
15 Aug 2011