Search results for "Myocardial infarction"
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
Rivaroxaban after discharge may reduce thromboembolic risk in medically ill
An industry-funded trial that gave medical patients rivaroxaban for 45 days after hospital discharge found decreased risk for a composite end point of symptomatic venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, nonhemorrhagic stroke, and cardiovascular death compared to placebo.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/24/3.htm
24 Jun 2020
High-sensitivity troponin reduced the cascade of cardio interventions after chest pain
An analysis of ED patients found an increase in repeat troponin testing and EKGs, but reductions in CT scans, stress tests, cardiology evaluations, and hospitalizations associated with implementation of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin testing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/23/4.htm
23 Jun 2021
Fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction
The new definition replaces the term necrosis with the concept of myocardial injury.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/coding-corner-fourth-universal-definition-of-myocardial-infarction.htm
15 Dec 2018
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
High-sensitivity troponin testing improved processes, outcomes, hospital studies find
One study found that implementation of high-sensitivity testing reduced five-year mortality among patients with nonischemic myocardial injury, while another showed that it increased serial troponin testing but not hospital admissions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/06/high-sensitivity-troponin-testing-improved-processes-outcomes-hospital-studies-find.htm
6 Dec 2023
No significant effect seen from routine oxygen therapy in normoxic patients with MI
A subgroup analysis of the DETO2X-AMI trial compared death, rehospitalization with myocardial infarction (MI), and heart failure in patients who had low-normal or high-normal oxygen saturation after MI and were assigned to oxygen therapy or ambient air.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/18/3.htm
18 Dec 2019
Chinese medicine reduced cardiac events after STEMI, trial finds
The randomized trial found fewer major cardiac and cerebrovascular events at 30 days and one year after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in patients given Tongxinluo for a year compared to those who were given a placebo.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/25/chinese-medicine-reduced-cardiac-events-after-stemi-trial-finds.htm
25 Oct 2023
Study finds no mortality benefit from use of oxygen in all patients with suspected ACS
Providing oxygen at 6 L/min to 8 L/min by face mask to all patients presenting with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) versus only if oxygen saturation was less than 90% did not improve outcomes in a pragmatic, cluster-randomized, crossover trial in New Zealand.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/10/4.htm
10 Mar 2021
No significant difference in outcomes with liberal, restrictive transfusion in acute MI
In a randomized trial of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia, a hemoglobin cutoff below 10 g/dL for transfusion was associated with an insignificant reduction in risk of MI or death at 30 days versus a cutoff of 7 or 8 g/dL.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/15/no-significant-difference-in-outcomes-with-liberal-restrictive-transfusion-in-acute-mi.htm
15 Nov 2023