ASNC 2013: Older Age & Need for Imaging
The Particulars: Previous studies indicate that achieving 10 metabolic equivalents of task (METS)...
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ASNC 2013: Incidental SPECT/CT Findings Enhance Care
The Particulars: Data are lacking on whether incidental findings for cardiac single photon...
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ASNC 2013: Prone Position Adds to SPECT MPI
The Particulars: Single photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT...
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HFSA 2013: Medication Management in Heart Failure
The Particulars: Previous analyses suggest that there is a high prevalence of medication...
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#HFSA 2013: Predicting HF Readmissions
The Particulars: Published research has suggested that there are several predictors of readmission...
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HFSA 2013: Sleep-Disordered Breathing & Mortality in HF
The Particulars: Previous studies have indicated that sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is one of...
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HFSA 2013: HF Early Alert System Cuts 30-Day Readmissions
The Particulars: Data indicate that 30-day readmission rates for patients with heart failure (HF)...
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HFSA 2013: HF Patients With Diabetes Benefit From LVADs
The Particulars: Anecdotal evidence suggests that blood sugar control improves in patients with HF...
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ICAAC 2013: A Closer Look at UTIs
The Particulars: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most prevalent hospital admission...
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ICAAC 2013: Achieving Antiretroviral Therapy Compliance
The Particulars: Compliance with antiretroviral therapy (ART) is critical to optimizing outcomes...
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ICAAC 2013: HZ Vaccination Rates Remain Low in the Elderly
The Particulars: A 2008 study found that the rate of herpes zoster (HZ) vaccination among patients...
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ICAAC 2013: Assessing Early Treatment Response in Cellulitis
The Particulars: Early treatment response has emerged as a reliable predictor of outcomes...
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ICAAC 2013: A Look at Clostridium difficile Infection Trends
The Particulars: Previous research indicates that the rate of Clostridium difficile infection...
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ICAAC 2013
New research is being presented at ICAAC 2013, the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents...
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ESC Congress 2013: Predicting Treatment Success in Atrial Fibrillation
The Particulars: The validity of delayed enhancement MRI (DE-MRI) in staging atrial fibrosis and...
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ESC Congress 2013: Telemonitoring Detects Potential Issues With ICDs & CRT-Ds
The Particulars: In-office visits are typically necessary to follow-up with heart failure (HF)...
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ESC Congress 2013: Women Benefit With Drug-Eluting Stents
The Particulars: Women account for one-third of the 500,000 patients who receive stents annually...
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ESC Congress 2013
New research is being presented at ESC Congress 2013, the annual meeting of the European Society...
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