Post-Op Myocardial Necrosis Common After Orthopedic Sx
Myocardial necrosis is independently associated with long-term mortality at three years
CMS: Hospital Charges for Common Procedures Up
And hematologists/oncologists and ophthalmologists top list of high earners
Resident Education Intervention Ups Patient Satisfaction
Improvement in Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores
24-Hour Diastolic BP Linked to Cognitive Performance in T2DM
Low and high 24-hour diastolic BP tied to poorer information processing speed, memory
Women With HTN, Diabetes Less Likely to Use Alternative Rx
Lower odds for consulting complementary and alternative medicine practitioner, taking CAM
U.S. Organ Donation System Needs ‘Disruptive Innovation’
It's time to reward people willing to save a stranger, researchers say
Statins Found to Improve Outcomes After CABG
Patients taking a statin had lower mortality risk in weeks after the surgery, researchers say
May 2015 Briefing – Cardiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for May 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
eGFR, ACR Improve Cardiovascular Risk Prediction
Addition of eGFR, ACR ups discrimination of CV outcomes above traditional risk factors
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Cuts Kidney Injury Risk
Findings among patients at high risk of acute kidney injury, undergoing cardiac surgery
