Search results for "Acute coronary syndrome"
Expert consensus offers guidance on switching platelet P2Y12 receptor-inhibiting therapies
Experts from North America and Europe with expertise in the field of antiplatelet therapy were invited to develop a consensus statement to help provide clinicians with practical guidance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/08/2.htm
8 Nov 2017
AHA updates practice standards for electrocardiographic monitoring
The statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) offers recommendations for indication and duration of electrocardiographic monitoring by patient population, as well as an overview of arrhythmia, ischemia, and QTc monitoring.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/18/1.htm
18 Oct 2017
Anticoagulation didn't benefit patients with afib secondary to ACS, pulmonary disease, or sepsis
Only a third of the patients were discharged on anticoagulation, and over a three-year follow-up period, receiving anticoagulation was not associated with a significant reduction in ischemic stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/04/4.htm
4 Oct 2017
Simple tool accurately predicts 30-day mortality for heart failure patients in the ED
The tool is based on 13 independent risk factors, including systolic blood pressure, age, N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide level, potassium level, troponin level, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/04/1.htm
4 Oct 2017
Large recall of sodium bicarbonate and other injectables
Details on the latest warnings, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/fda-update.htm
15 Sep 2017
ACC updates decision pathway on nonstatin drugs in ASCVD
Experts considered evidence from the FOURIER trial and the SPIRE-1 and SPIRE-2 trials, as well as evidence on addition of ezetimibe to statin therapy after acute coronary syndrome.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/13/4.htm
13 Sep 2017
Angiography timing didn't affect mortality in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome
Although the meta-analysis found no effect overall, certain subgroups of high-risk patients did appear to have slightly lower mortality when an invasive strategy was applied earlier rather than later.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/09/2.htm
9 Aug 2017
Discover and defeat your diagnostic errors
Experts explain the causes and solutions for common mistakes in diagnosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/diagnostic-errors.htm
15 Jul 2017
Adding ezetimibe to statin therapy after ACS may decrease hospitalizations, study finds
Once the drug is available as a generic, it could reduce health care costs for high-risk patients after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), the industry-funded study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/24/3.htm
24 May 2017
Studies on bedside lung ultrasound, preoperative frailty screening, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2017