Search results for "Troponin"
The little brown bottle
The first documented recommendation of nitroglycerin for angina pectoris was described by Dr. William Murrell in 1877.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/newman.htm
15 Dec 2015
Study finds higher thresholds of troponin I associated with death after cardiac surgery
The troponin level one day after surgery associated with higher risk for death at 30 days was 218 times the upper reference limit (URL) after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting or aortic valve replacement or repair and 499 times the URL after other cardiac surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/09/study-finds-higher-thresholds-of-troponin-I-associated-with-death-after-cardiac-surgery.htm
9 Mar 2022
January 18, 2023
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/18/
Immediate angiography after cardiac arrest did not provide benefit in a trial
Thirty-day mortality was the same in patients resuscitated for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation, regardless of whether they received immediate coronary angiography or initial intensive care with delayed or selective angiography.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/01/2.htm
1 Sep 2021
CAD testing associated with improved outcomes in new-onset heart failure
A retrospective cohort study found that risk for heart failure readmission or all-cause mortality was lower in patients hospitalized with new-onset heart failure who underwent coronary artery disease (CAD) testing within 90 days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/31/cad-testing-associated-with-improved-outcomes-in-new-onset-heart-failure.htm
31 Jan 2024
Anemia, antibiotic overuse, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/recent-research.htm
15 Mar 2021
Latest research looks at cardiac effects of COVID-19, ventilation strategies
Patients with and without baseline cardiovascular disease are developing cardiac injury, research shows. Alternating supine and prone positioning worked for some patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/01/2.htm
1 Apr 2020
Recent Research
Statins and stroke, azithromycin and mortality, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/rr.htm
15 Oct 2012
Individual case: Streptococcus agalactiae infective endocarditis
The patient presented with progressive weakness of the extremities that had become so severe he could not walk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/brief-case-individual-streptococcus-agalactiae.htm
15 Jan 2020
Novel algorithm may allow for rapid rule-in/rule-out of acute MI
A novel 1-hour algorithm to rule in or rule out acute myocardial infarction (MI) by incorporating high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T baseline values and changes may have substantially accelerated management, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/22/4.htm
22 Apr 2015