Online Nursing Education Can Up Patient Use of VTE Prophylaxis
Online training aims to make sure those hospitalized get treatment to prevent venous thromboembolism
’07 to ’14 Saw Drop in Proportion Needing Dialysis After TAVI
Need for new dialysis after TAVI linked to increased risk of mortality at 30-days and four years
Risk Assessment Differs for Doctors, Heart Failure Patients
Doctors consider most patients with advanced heart failure to be at high risk for transplant, LVAD, death
High Platelet Reactivity Tied to Ischemic, Bleeding Outcomes
Findings based on two-year follow-up after drug-eluting stent implantation
Specialist Access No Better With Adoption of Access Standards
No notable improvement in timely access to specialty services following implementation of standards
Studies Used for FDA Approval of Device Changes Often Low Quality
And, efficacy of drugs granted accelerated approval often confirmed only years after approval
Exposure to Particulate Matter Linked to Metabolic Alterations
Higher exposure to particulate matter ≤2.5 µm linked to increases in cortisol, cortisone, epinephrine
Most Common Arrhythmia: Intra-Atrial Re-Entrant Tachycardia
Among those age ≥50 years, atrial fibrillation increased with age to surpass IART as most common
Statin Use Among Nursing Home Residents Varies Significantly
Between-physician variability accounted for 9.1 percent of unexplained variation in statin use
All-Cause, CVD Mortality Down With Light, Moderate Drinking
Risk of mortality for all causes, cancer up for adults with heavy alcohol consumption, binge drinking
