Abruptly Quitting Appears to Work Best for Smoking Cessation
Stopping over time is less effective, British researchers say
Incident A-Fib Linked to Shorter Disability-Free Survival
Findings in adults 65 years and older; correlation persists after adjustment for stroke, heart failure
Inhaled Xenon May Cut White Matter Damage in Cardiac Arrest
For comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, xenon + hypothermia tops hypothermia alone
Guidance Offered for Negotiating Higher Rates From Payers
Compiling the information needed to approach insurance companies is time consuming
Practicing Tai Chi Could Improve Cardiovascular Health
Traditional Chinese exercises might reduce depression, improve quality of life for heart patients
E-Consultations Can Improve Access to, Timeliness of Care
Median days to a review for an e-consultation was five days, versus 24 days for traditional visit
HIIT May Be Most Effective Exercise Method for Obese Youth
May be more effective than other types of exercise for improving blood pressure, aerobic capacity levels
Five Strategies Employed to Help Promote Behavior Change
Clinicians whose patients have activation increases report using five key strategies
Predictive Model Developed for In-Hospital Mortality in TAVR
Covariates include age, glomerular filtration rate, hemodialysis, severe chronic lung disease
Warfarin’s Intracranial Bleed Risk Higher Than Previously Reported
Several factors place patients at increased risk of traumatic intracranial bleeding
