Ventricular Ectopic QRS Interval May Be Useful Post-MI Marker
VEQSI max >198 ms identifies post-MI patients with prior life threatening events
American College of Sports Medicine, May 31-June 4
The American College of Sports Medicine 63rd Annual Meeting and 7th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine The annual meeting of the American...
Contraindication to Antiplatelet Rx for ~18 Percent With PCI
Six percent of these patients receive antiplatelets; no increased mortality with contraindicated med use
High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Assay Shows Efficiency in ER
Findings for use in MI diagnosis/exclusion in emergency department for chest pain
Post-CABG Infection Risk Up Significantly for Severely Obese
Excess weight also linked to extended hospital stays, researchers find
Decline in Complex Congenital Heart Defects in Down Syndrome
Risk in 2010 to 2012 reduced by almost 40 percent compared with 1992 to 1994
Patients Like to See Physicians Wearing White Coats
Patients prefer doctors who wear 'professional' attire, survey finds
Genes May Lower Risk of Obesity in Men of West African Descent
But the effect does not seem to apply to women with the same West African ancestry
Short-Term Risk of Arrhythmia Up With New ADHD Rx
Researchers find slightly higher chance of irregular heartbeat shortly after starting methylphenidate
AMA Module Promotes Training of Medical Assistants
Module contributed by medical group in New Jersey includes interactive learning, eliminates testing
