Cardiology
News
No benefit seen for routine low-dose oxygen after stroke
The large SO2S trial found no benefit for continuous or night-only routine oxygen supplementation.
Clinical
How to manage bleeding in patients taking direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)
As a primary concern about the routine use of direct oral anticoagulants has been the lack of commercially available direct reversal agents,...
News
While U.S. heart failure readmissions fall, deaths rise
DALLAS – CMS’s penalties for heart failure outcomes may have unintentionally pushed hospitals toward “gaming the system.”
Clinical
Sneak Peek: Journal of Hospital Medicine – Sept. 2017
Read the latest research from the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the premier publication for dissemination of research and education for the...
News
VIDEO: Educational intervention boosts A fib anticoagulation
BARCELONA – Patient education and feedback increased anticoagulation and cut strokes.
News
Statins linked to lower death rates in COPD
Researchers explore whether COPD progression results from systemic inflammation.
Video
VIDEO: What’s new in AAP’s pediatric hypertension guidelines
SAN FRANCISCO – Some of the advice is similar to the group’s last effort in 2004, but there are a few key changes.
Quality
Hospital value-based purchasing is largely ineffective
Complicated pay-for-performance programs divert limited available resources away from meaningful improvement activities in order to comply with...
News
Ivabradine cut mortality in HFrEF patients not on beta-blocker
BARCELONA – Secondary analysis of SHIFT trial suggests potential expanded role for heart failure agent.
Clinical
Heart failure guidelines updated
What new evidence is available to guide heart failure (HF) management?