Search results for "Myocardial infarction"
Pay attention and pop into action when postop MI occurs
An expert offers advice on STEMI and NSTEMI after surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/pay-attention-and-pop-into-action-when-postop-mi-occurs.htm
15 Feb 2020
CMS metric for 30-day readmissions may not be linked with improved care quality, outcomes after MI
Overall adherence to acute process-of-care measures for myocardial infarction (MI) was high and did not differ significantly by whether hospitals had more or fewer admissions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/03/2.htm
3 May 2017
Weighing perioperative cardiac risk scores
Experts explain and compare the available tools, detailing which scores they prefer.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/weighing-perioperative-cardiac-risk-scores.htm
15 Mar 2021
New biomarker for ACS offers better mortality risk prediction than GRACE score
Amyloid-β (1-40) was associated with mortality, even after adjustment for variables including age, sex, diabetes, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and C-reactive protein levels, revascularization, and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) type.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/23/3.htm
23 May 2018
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
An example case helps explain this clinical syndrome that mimics acute myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/expert-analysis-takotsubo-cardiomyopathy.htm
15 May 2020
Troponin T, history, and EKG rule MI in or out in chest pain patients
Troponin alone was highly effective at ruling out acute myocardial infarction and adverse cardiac events within 30 days but would have missed 3 cases of unstable angina, the study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/30/1.htm
30 Mar 2016
Obesity
Differing definitions of obesity categories can complicate documentation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/coding-corner-obesity.htm
15 Oct 2020
Study identifies additional factors that predict 30-day readmissions
Having more difficulty with activities of daily living was associated with readmission after pneumonia, with other factors predicting heart failure or acute myocardial infarction readmissions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/23/3.htm
23 Nov 2016
Be reasonable about cardiac testing
Stress tests are often ordered when CT angiography might be a better choice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/be-reasonable-about-cardiac-testing.htm
15 Jun 2021
Perioperative aspirin may improve outcomes after noncardiac surgery in patients with prior PCI
Patients taking aspirin had a significantly lower risk of myocardial infarction, leading editorialists to conclude that benefits would exceed risks for those with a prior percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) except in procedures with very high bleeding risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/15/1.htm
15 Nov 2017