Cardiology
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Hospital-acquired VTE with high risk of recurrence
Clinical question: Is the risk of recurrence for a venous thromboembolism (VTE) acquired as an inpatient higher than other reversible risk factors...
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Instability of INRs
Clinical question: Does an initial stable international normalized ratio (INR) predict long-term stability?
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Nonischemic cardiomyopathy does not benefit from prophylactic ICDs
Nonischemic cardiomyopathy does not benefit from prophylactic ICDsClinical question: Do prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs...
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Observational hospital stays for HF linked to worse outcomes
NEW ORLEANS – Heart failure patients admitted as inpatients had significantly better outcomes than those admitted for an observational stay.
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Heart failure readmission metric not linked to care quality
A new analysis suggests that metrics used by CMS to determine penalties for heart failure hospital readmissions are not associated with quality of...
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Long-Term Mortality in Nondiabetic Patients Favors Coronary Artery Bypass Over Intervention with Drug-Eluting Stents
Is there a mortality difference in nondiabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) treated with coronary artery bypass graft (...
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Sarah Stella, MD, Has a Heart for Safety-Net Hospital Medicine
The best advice Sarah Stella, MD, ever received was simple: “You can’t cure everyone, but you can help everyone.” Why has the adage stuck with her...
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Prevalence of Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure Patients, Study Says
NEW YORK - About a third of heart failure patients have anemia and most also have iron deficiency, according to UK researchers. This...
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Troponin Leak Portends Poorer Outcomes in Congestive Heart Disease Hospitalizations
Clinical question: What is the association between detectable cardiac troponin (cTn) levels and outcomes in persons hospitalized with acute...
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Long-Term Mortality Benefits With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Clinical question: Does coronary artery bypass grafting added to medical therapy decrease mortality in patients with coronary artery disease and...