Search results for "Myocardial infarction"
At VA hospitals, shorter length of stay didn't lead to higher readmissions rate
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acute myocardial infarction, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and gastrointestinal hemorrhage. ... Of patients with the five specific diagnoses studied, those with acute conditions had greater drops in
December 2012
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The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and the American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines recently released its 2013 guideline on managing ST- elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). ... obstructive pulmonary
March 2013
Don't just do something, stand there
Wallace said. For example, in patients age 85 or older, the most common symptom of acute myocardial infarction is dyspnea, not chest pain.
July 2008
Disparities in cardiac surgery mortality partially caused by hospital quality
Although the study couldn't explain the remaining disparity in mortality, the study authors offered some theories, including that black patients may present with more advanced disease or acute myocardial infarction.
January 2014
AHA updates practice standards for electrocardiographic monitoring
myocardial infarction; patients who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), diagnostic coronary angiography, or a major cardiac intervention; patients with other cardiac conditions, including acute decompensated heart failure; and
October 2017
Fewer than 1 in 4 hospitals have both low-mortality and low-cost care for AMI, HF, and pneumonia
Hospitals' mortality rates for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF), and pneumonia are inversely correlated with the payments they receive for treating these conditions, a recent study found.
October 2018
Dexmedetomidine associated with improved outcomes after cardiac surgery
The study's primary outcome measures were mortality and postoperative major adverse cardiocerebral events, including stroke, coma, perioperative myocardial infarction, heart block or cardiac arrest.
March 2013
Hospitals put rapid response systems into play
1. Deploy rapid response teams (RRTs). 2. Deliver reliable, evidence-based care for acute myocardial infarction.
March 2007
Hospitals vary widely in adhering to aspirin guidelines
Researchers used data from 221,199 patients with myocardial infarction (MI) from 525 U.S.
August 2014
Transfusion in PCI patients associated with greater risk of heart attack, stroke, death
Researchers also measured the association between transfusion and myocardial infarction, stroke and death. ... Receiving a transfusion was associated with a greater risk of myocardial infarction (MI) (4.5% vs.
March 2014