Advertisement
A patient satisfaction education

Resident Education Intervention Ups Patient Satisfaction

0
Improvement in Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores
Among individuals with type 2 diabetes there is a quadratic association for 24-hour diastolic blood pressure with information processing speed and memory

24-Hour Diastolic BP Linked to Cognitive Performance in T2DM

0
Low and high 24-hour diastolic BP tied to poorer information processing speed, memory
Women with hypertension and diabetes are less likely to consult with a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioner and to self-prescribe CAM

Women With HTN, Diabetes Less Likely to Use Alternative Rx

0
Lower odds for consulting complementary and alternative medicine practitioner, taking CAM
Many state policies meant to increase organ donations and transplant rates have had almost no impact

U.S. Organ Donation System Needs ‘Disruptive Innovation’

0
It's time to reward people willing to save a stranger, researchers say
Statin use may lower mortality in the weeks and months after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Statins Found to Improve Outcomes After CABG

0
Patients taking a statin had lower mortality risk in weeks after the surgery, researchers say

May 2015 Briefing – Cardiology

0
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for May 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Estimated glomerular filtration rate and albumin-to-creatinine ratio improve prediction of cardiovascular risk above traditional risk factors

eGFR, ACR Improve Cardiovascular Risk Prediction

0
Addition of eGFR, ACR ups discrimination of CV outcomes above traditional risk factors
Remote ischemic preconditioning can reduce the rate of acute kidney injury among high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Cuts Kidney Injury Risk

0
Findings among patients at high risk of acute kidney injury, undergoing cardiac surgery

American College of Sports Medicine, May 26-30

0
The American College of Sports Medicine 61st Annual Meeting and 4th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine The annual meeting of the American...
From 1999 to 2009 there was a decrease in the proportion of older adults with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction who did not undergo cardiac catheterization

Catheterization Increasing for Seniors With STEMI

0
Drop in proportion of older adults with STEMI not receiving cardiac catheterization, PCI