Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc.
Cardiac-Specific Comorbidity Index Beats Generic Indexes
Cardiac-specific index outperforms other indexes for predicting in-hospital mortality, length of stay
Cardiovascular Mortality Lower With Medicaid Expansion
Lower cardiovascular mortality rates seen for middle-aged adults in states that expanded Medicaid
Early T2DM Diagnosis Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Risk
Highest excess risk for mortality, CV mortality, heart failure, CHD seen for T2DM patients diagnosed before 40
Computer Model Predicts Risk for Ventricular Arrhythmia in ARVC
Clinical benefit of model was superior to current consensus-based ICD placement algorithm
Computer Model Predicts Risk for Ventricular Arrythmia in ARVC
Clinical benefit of model was superior to current consensus-based ICD placement algorithm
For TAVR, Inverse Link Identified for Hospital Volume, Mortality
Higher 30-day mortality in lowest- versus highest-volume quartile of transfemoral TAVR procedures
Guidelines Address PFO Closure for Secondary Stroke Prevention
Institutional requirements, multidisciplinary collaboration, quality measures addressed
March 2019 Briefing – Cardiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for March 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Meta-Analysis Links Shift Work to Risk for Ischemic Heart Disease
Positive dose-response relationship ID'd between risk for IHD, increasing duration of shift work
Rates of CPR Before EMS Arrival Increased From 2000 to 2017
Compression-only, standard CPR have increased, linked to doubled survival rates versus no CPR
