Search results for "Cardiac rehabilitation"
Guideline issued on management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction
The American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines released its 2013 guideline on managing ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/09/3.htm
9 Jan 2013
Recent Research
Short-term NSAIDS and MI risk, VTE after colorectal surgery, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 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
Cardiac rehab after PCI associated with reduced mortality
Patients who participated in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were less likely to die than those who didn't, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/25/3.htm
25 May 2011
Automatic prompts, clinician discussions boost cardiac rehab referral, enrollment
Automatic referral combined with a clinician discussion can increase patients' use of cardiac rehabilitation after hospital discharge, new research suggests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/02/4.htm
2 Mar 2011
The next issue is online
The December issue of ACP Hospitalist is online. Don't miss stories on dealing with addiction, boosting referrals to cardiac rehabilitation and judicious use of CT scans.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/22/5.htm
22 Dec 2010
Helping patients help themselves
Research indicates that few eligible patients participate in a cardiac rehab program after hospital discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/rehab.htm
15 Dec 2010
Letter from the Editor
One of the more frustrating experiences a hospitalist can have is to treat and discharge a substance-abusing patient, only to suspect that he or she will be right back in the hospital weeks or days later.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/lfe.htm
15 Dec 2010
In the News
Guidelines for determining brain death, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/itn.htm
15 Dec 2010
Updated performance measures released on cardiac rehab referral
Lower blood pressure may slow hematoma growth after acute intracerebral hemorrhage
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/15/2.htm
15 Sep 2010