A five-minute virtual reality intervention reduced chest tube removal pain in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. Virtual reality can help ease the pain of chest tube removal (CTR) for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass...
1. In this secondary analysis of the MINT trial, 30-day risks for the composite outcome of death and recurrent myocardial infarction increased with lower hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion among patients with acute myocardial infarction. 2. Given the imprecision...
1. Major cardiac events were significantly lower in the OCT-guided group compared to the angiography-guided group. 2. Stroke, bleeding events, and nephropathy showed no significant difference between groups. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: The...
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association, published online Sept. 24 in both Circulation and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, updated...
The H2FPEF score, a prognostic tool for diagnosing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, proved useful for risk stratification in HCM.
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A higher body roundness index (BRI) trajectory is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.Man...
1. In this secondary analysis of the MINT trial, 30-day risks for the composite outcome of death and recurrent myocardial infarction increased with lower hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion among patients with acute myocardial infarction. 2. Given the imprecision...
1. Major cardiac events were significantly lower in the OCT-guided group compared to the angiography-guided group. 2. Stroke, bleeding events, and nephropathy showed no significant difference between groups. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: The...
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association, published online Sept. 24 in both Circulation and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, updated...
The H2FPEF score, a prognostic tool for diagnosing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, proved useful for risk stratification in HCM.
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A higher body roundness index (BRI) trajectory is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.Man...
A collection of feature articles, study abstracts, and other resources all focused on iron deficiency and heart failure.
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This course discusses a study that sought to identify self-experienced triggers of MI and determine if sex differences exist.
Medical cartoon about ICD-10 codes raining down on the medical community during ICD-10-CM update season.
2025 ICD-10-CM updates include new codes, code deletions and revisions, and a conversion table that identifies inactive codes and their replacements.
Although a patient's request for a second opinion can make a physician question the patient’s trust level, physicians should consider supporting that desire.
Working in a concierge healthcare system allows doctors to reclaim their primary role in patient care and reconnect with meaning in their practice of medicine.
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