Tag: cardiology
Understanding How to Improve Quality and Value for Patients With AMI
Although the United States lags behind comparable nations in many health measures, mortality following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is lower in the United States than in many other developed countries, including Finland,... read more
Detecting Undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation with Cardiac Monitors
A group of researchers led by James A. Reiffel, M.D., did a study to determine the incidence of previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation in high-risk patients with the use of insertable cardiac monitors (ICM). The results... read more
Double Mortality Risk for Depressed Heart Disease Patients
Among 24,000 patients with heart disease studied over many years, those who suffered from depression were at twice the risk of dying, according recently published findings from Intermountain Healthcare. A statistical analysis... read more
When Evidence Says No, but Doctors Say Yes
Long after research contradicts common medical practices, patients continue to demand them and physicians continue to deliver. The result is an epidemic of unnecessary and unhelpful treatments.... read more
Organ Dysfunction, Injury and Failure in Acute Heart Failure
Managing patients with AHF remains a clinical challenge and current therapies have uncertain impacts on long-term morbidity and mortality. The use of therapies that prevent or reverse congestion-induced organ injury may represent... read more
Heart Rate Variability in Critical Care Medicine
Heart rate variability (HRV) has been used to assess cardiac autonomic activity in critically ill patients, driven by translational and biomarker research agendas. Several clinical and technical factors can interfere with... read more
I’m your Anesthesiologist. Let me explain what that means
Anesthesiologists are the guardian angels of the operating room. Their primary purpose is to keep you alive so you can undergo whatever procedure you need. While we may only meet you shortly before we take you to the operating... read more
Implications of Prevalent Noncardiac Disease in the Cardiac ICU
Half of >1000 patients of admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) at a major tertiary-care center over about 1 year also had acute respiratory failure, acute kidney injury, or sepsis. Those with lung or kidney... read more
The Gut Microbiome and Its Role in Cardiovascular Diseases
The trimethylamine/TMAO pathway likely represents only one of many microbe-dependent pathways that will ultimately be linked to cardiovascular disease pathogenesis, and proven to be an important diagnostic and therapeutic... read more
ACC Releases Afib Treatment Interruption Guidelines
Revised recommendations released today by the American College of Cardiology are designed to help clinicians determine if, and for how long, Afib patients on anticoagulants should be taken off the medications before scheduled... read more
A Guide to Autonomic Pharmacology
Understanding neurotransmitters and their receptors can help you choose the right medication. The autonomic nervous system is responsible for the control of a wide variety of body functions. Through a process of chemical... read more
PERTs Aim to Disentangle Gordian Knot of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The concept of a rapid response team for acute PE has spread quickly across the United States, although the impact remains unclear. A recently published research letter in CHEST showed that the most common specialties involved... read more
ECG Accuracy Raised by Placement of Electrode Patch
A single-use patch that ensures the uniform placement of electrocardiogram (ECG) leads cuts down on inaccuracies and saves time. A new study to evaluate CQP placement found a significant difference between the minimum time... read more
Quality of Outpatient Care Delivered to Adults in USA
This cross-sectional survey study measures changes in outpatient quality and patient experience in the United States from 2002 to 2013 to determine whether efforts to improve outpatient quality have been successful. Three... read more
Benefits of PCI for STEMI Not Attenuated in Patients With a Cancer History
Having a history of cancer does not worsen outcomes for patients with STEMI who undergo primary PCI and should not be a barrier to revascularization and optimal therapy.... read more
Mount Sinai Researchers Use Computer Algorithms to Diagnose HCM
Computer algorithms can automatically interpret echocardiographic images and distinguish between pathological hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and physiological changes in athletes' hearts.... read more
Beta-blocker Therapy Seems to Boost Post-PCI Outcomes in Patients With ACS
Guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association recommend using beta-blockers in patients with STEMI and NSTEMI, although studies looking at the effects of treatment have provided somewhat... read more
Carotid stenting tied to cardiovascular events in real-world study
Carotid stenting was associated with a 30% higher risk of cardiovascular events than that of carotid endarterectomy during 12 years of follow-up in a large real-world study.... read more
1-Hour AMI Rule; Early Steroids in Kawasaki Disease; The Gut in PAD
Sensitivity of the European Society of Cardiology's 1-hour algorithm for assessing acute MI with high-sensitivity cardiac troponin may be insufficient for some ED physicians to confidently send patients home.... read more
Tech Doc: Ultrasound changing how physicians diagnose at your bedside
Ultrasound is a high frequency sound, too high for humans to hear. Medical ultrasound or ultrasonography uses these high frequency sound waves to create images of organs and structures inside the body.... read more
