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Medicare Tests New Quality Measure: Readmission Rates for Heart Failure
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has wrapped up a test run of a new measure for readmission of heart failure patients as the...
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Hospitalists Can Earn CME Credits for Acute Coronary Syndrome Performance Improvement
Approximately 1.7 million patients are hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and 600,000 die of an acute myocardial infarction. Although...
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Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography, Radionuclide Stress Testing Similar for Evaluation of Chest Pain
Clinical question: Is coronary computed tomography angiography better than stress testing for detecting coronary artery disease? Bottom line: For...
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Racial, Economic Disparities in Life Expectancy after Heart Attack
After a heart attack, black patients typically don't live as long as whites - a racial difference that is starkest among the affluent - according...
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CHADS2 Variant Calculates Stroke Risk in Heart Failure Patients
NEW YORK - A variant of the CHADS2 score that's used to estimate ischemic stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is also modestly...
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7 Hours of Sleep Can Reduce Heart Disease
Too little sleep, or poor-quality sleep, may be linked to early markers of heart disease in asymptomatic healthy adults, a new study from South...
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Mortality Risk in Patients Older than 75 Presenting with Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome
Clinical question: Is there a score that will predict the mortality rate in elderly patients presenting with a non-ST-elevation myocardial...
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Getting in Shape May Help Reduce Irregular Heart Rhythm
(Reuters Health) - For overweight and obese people with atrial fibrillation, improving cardiorespiratory fitness with exercise may help to reduce...
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No Advantage to Routine Thrombectomy Prior to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for STEMI
Clinical question: Does the use of routine thrombectomy for patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction improve outcomes...
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Updated Guidelines for Management of Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome
Clinical question: What is the recommended approach for management of non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS)? Background: This is...