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The American College of Cardiology

Updated Guidelines Released for Ventricular Arrhythmias

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Guidelines for VA, sudden cardiac death include evaluation, testing, treatment, prevention strategies
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched an initiative to examine which provider regulations should be discarded or revamped amid concerns that the regulations are reducing the amount of time that physicians spend with patients

CMS Launches Initiative to Examine Impact of Regulations

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Officials set to travel country gathering information on impact of their regulations on physicians

The North American Spine Society, Oct. 25-29

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The North American Spine Society 32nd Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the North American Spine Society was held from October...
For patients with tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease

Focused US Thalamotomy Effective in Tremor-Dominant PD

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Improvements in on-medication median tremor score after FUS thalamotomy in Parkinson's
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the culprit lesion is associated with better 30-day outcomes than immediate multivessel PCI among patients with multivessel coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock

Culprit-Lesion-Only PCI Tied to Improved 30-Day Outcomes

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Linked to lower risk of mortality compared to multivessel PCI in patients with acute MI and multivessel CAD
Depressive symptoms increase during the internship year for training physicians

Depressive Symptoms Increase During Internship Year

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Significantly greater increase seen among women; sex disparity partly due to work-family conflict
Primary care providers and medical homes have a role to play in the management of pediatric patients with congenital heart disease and their families

PCP Has Vital Role in Managing Pediatric Heart Disease

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New American Academy of Pediatric policy statement details care guidelines for congenital heart disease
For patients undergoing aortic valve replacement

Afternoon Heart Surgery Linked to Better Patient Outcomes

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Lower incidence of major adverse cardiac events for aortic valve replacement surgery in afternoon
The 70-gene signature assay affects treatment decisions among physicians treating patients identified as being at intermediate risk with the 21-gene assay

70-Gene Signature Impacts Treatment Decisions in Breast CA

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70-GS linked to change in treatment decisions for intermediate-risk patients based on 21-gene assay
For patients with head and neck cancer

Multidisciplinary Model Cuts Treatment Delay in Head, Neck CA

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Fewer instances of delay >30 days from referral to treatment initiation in multidisciplinary clinic