Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc.
Quality of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Varies Among Hospitals
Hospital process composite performance measures of in-hospital cardiac arrest linked to outcome
Public Reporting of Hospital Readmissions Hasn’t Cut Rates
Less hospital-based acute care for patients with heart failure; no change for MI, pneumonia
Normative Cardiac Data Identified for NBA Athletes
Left ventricular size and mass proportional to body size; LV hypertrophy in 27.4 percent of athletes
Women Have Lower Mortality Than Men at One Year After TAVR
Findings among high-risk and inoperable patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Macrolide Antibiotics Not Linked to Ventricular Arrhythmia
Findings in older adults show macrolide antibiotics are linked to lower risk of all-cause mortality
Masked HTN Common in CKD, Linked to Target Organ Damage
Masked HTN common among patients with chronic kidney disease; also linked to low eGFR, proteinuria
ACC Releases 2016 Lifelong Learning Competencies
Report details lifelong learning competencies for general cardiologists
Intensive Diabetes Therapy Cuts CVD Incidence by 30 Percent
At 30 years, benefits persist for patients with T1DM in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial
ASA: Stenting, Endarterectomy Similar in Carotid Artery Stenosis
Two studies show similar short- and long-term outcomes for stenting versus surgery
Mortality Down for AMI Patients Developing Cardiogenic Shock
Nonsignificant and inconsistent trends noted over time for incidence of cardiogenic shock
