Search results for "Troponin"
Cardiac biomarkers may help identify high CV risk in CAP patients
Higher initial levels of cardiovascular proadrenomedullin, proendothelin-1, troponin T, pro B-type natriuretic peptide, and interleukin-6 were associated with cardiovascular (CV) events in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/14/2.htm
14 Aug 2019
Take cardiac symptoms in women seriously
An expert reviewed conditions with different presentations or higher incidence in women.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/take-cardiac-symptoms-in-women-seriously.htm
15 Jun 2021
Prognostic value of acute-to-chronic glycemic ratio better than glycemia at admission for AMI patients
Patients' A/C glycemic ratio predicted a composite of in-hospital mortality, acute pulmonary edema, and cardiogenic shock as well as troponin I peak value, a prospective study in Italy found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/07/4.htm
7 Feb 2018
Recent Research
Bleeding risk score, lower blood pressure targets in cerebral hemorrhage, mobility after discharge, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/09/recent-research.htm
15 Sep 2016
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
Subsegmental pulmonary embolism
An example patient with sickle cell disease provides a lesson in diagnosing subsegmental pulmonary embolism.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/expert-analysis-subsegmental-pulmonary-embolism.htm
15 Feb 2019
ICDs may be underused among older patients after heart attack
Fewer than 1 in 10 eligible older patients with low ejection fraction following a myocardial infarction (MI) received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) within 1 year, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/01/4.htm
1 Jul 2015
Guideline released on management of non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome
The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) released a “2014 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes” (NSTE-ACS) last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/01/1.htm
1 Oct 2014
Testing the tests
An expert gives advice on which tests may be most helpful in diagnosing intensive care patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/testing.htm
15 Jun 2011
Cases from the University of Wisconsin
Blastomycosis-induced ARDS, medication-associated microscopic colitis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/brief-case-from-the-university-of-wisconsin.htm
15 Jul 2018