Search results for "Acute coronary syndrome"
EKG and high-sensitivity troponin T may rule out myocardial infarction
Among chest-pain patients with no new ischemia on an electrocardiogram (EKG) and troponin T below 0.005 µg/L, only 0.5% had an acute myocardial infarction during hospitalization and none died.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/19/1.htm
19 Apr 2017
MKSAP quiz on beta-blockers
The following cases and commentary, which focus on use of beta-blockers, are excerpted from ACPs Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 17).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/ty.htm
15 Apr 2017
Migraines and stroke, guidance for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and more
In the News is a product of ACP Hospitalist Weekly, an e-newsletter provided every Wednesday by ACP Hospitalist.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/itn.htm
15 Apr 2017
Speeding STEMI care
Regional networks can get patients to PCI promptly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/speeding-stemi-care.htm
15 Mar 2017
Decision aid for low-risk chest pain
A trial at six EDs in the U.S. compared usual care or a structured risk assessment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2017
New pathway may rule out more patients, miss fewer MIs than guideline-approved pathway
Researchers compared the safety and efficacy of the European Society of Cardiology rule-out pathway and the new pathway, which incorporates lower cardiac troponin concentrations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/01/11/1.htm
11 Jan 2017
Study assesses survival effects of beta-blockers at discharge after PCI
Among patients undergoing PCI at a single Chinese hospital, beta-blockers at discharge were associated with lower mortality in NSTEMI patients, but not those with STEMI or unstable angina.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/23/2.htm
23 Nov 2016
Restrictive hemoglobin threshold appropriate for most patients, new guidelines say
The new guidelines released last week by the AABB offer transfusion thresholds for inpatients except those with acute coronary syndrome, severe thrombocytopenia, and chronic transfusion-dependent anemia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/19/1.htm
19 Oct 2016
Aspirin overuse persists in afib
Hospitalists can help match practice to guidelines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/aspirin-overuse-afib.htm
15 Oct 2016
MKSAP quiz on anticoagulation
Cases involving anticoagulants for afib after PCI, periprocedural anticoagulation, and others are presented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/mskap-anticoagulation.htm
15 Oct 2016