American College of Cardiology, March 17-19
The American College of Cardiology's 66th Annual Scientific Session & Expo The annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology was held from...
ACC: Guidelines Differ on Statin Eligibility for African-Americans
More African-Americans at high risk of CV events eligible for statin therapy under ACC/AHA guidelines
ACC: Rivaroxaban Beats Aspirin for Lower Risk of Recurrent VTE
Low dose cuts risk in equipoise for continued anticoagulation; rate of bleeding similar to aspirin
Impaired Orthostatic BP Recovery Linked to Falls in Older Adults
Delayed recovery OH and sustained OH linked to incident falls, unexplained falls, injurious falls
Patients Have High Confidence in Self-Testing INR
Seventy-three percent of patients report being confident in adjusting their own warfarin level
Shorter Length of Stay Tied to Earlier Readmission for Seniors
Risk of early readmission from post-acute care facility down with longer LOS at index hospitalization
ACC: TAVR Noninferior to Surgery for Severe Aortic Stenosis
Unique set of adverse events for each procedure among patients at intermediate surgical risk
Continuing Statins Up to Surgery May Improve CABG Outcomes
Continuing medications up to and on operation day linked to better survival rates in study
Los Angeles eConsult Program Can Reduce Wait Times
eConsult program rapidly adopted; used by more than 3,000 primary care providers by 2015
ACC: Exercise May Improve Prognosis of Hypertrophic CM
Moderate-intensity exercise linked to increase in exercise capacity at 16 weeks versus usual activity
