Search results for "Myocardial infarction"
Strained finances linked to increased mortality following myocardial infarction
Patients under severe financial strain had higher risk of death in the six months after hospital discharge after acute myocardial infarction, even after accounting for medical complexity, functional impairments, and conditions of aging such as impaired mobility.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/23/strained-finances-linked-to-increased-mortality-following-myocardial-infarction.htm
23 Feb 2022
One- and two-hour chest pain triage algorithms better than older three-hour one
The European Society of Cardiology's 0/1-hour and 0/2-hour algorithms for triage of suspected acute myocardial infarction had higher sensitivity and negative predictive value than the society's 0/3-hour algorithm, according to a new meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/24/1.htm
24 Nov 2021
January 2013
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/
Risk for death appears higher in STEMI patients without standard modifiable risk factors
Patients, especially women, who presented with ST-segment elevation (STEMI) and did not smoke or have hypertension, diabetes, or hypercholesterolemia had a significantly higher all-cause mortality rate than those with a risk factor in a retrospective Swedish study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/17/4.htm
17 Mar 2021
April 2016
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/
May 2020
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Risk model assesses function in older patients after hospitalization for acute MI
Five factors, including longer hospital stay and depression, were associated with declines in activities of daily living six months after discharge for a myocardial infarction (MI).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/07/4.htm
7 Oct 2020
October 2017
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/
Combination of biomarkers appears as accurate as troponin plus clinical signs for identifying type 2 MI
Patients with type 2 myocardial infarction (MI) had higher levels of mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide, C-terminal pro-endothelin-1, mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin, and procalcitonin than patients with type 1 MI.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/02/4.htm
2 Sep 2020
July 2009
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/