Clinical
Clinical
Early rhythm control in atrial fibrillation (EAST-AFNET trial)
Is rhythm control superior to rate control in treating early atrial fibrillation (AFib)?
News
EMPEROR-Preserved findings confirmed in ‘true’ HFpEF patients
News
Ticagrelor reversal agent achieves quick hemostasis: REVERSE-IT
The monoclonal antibody bentracimab, which can rapidly reverse ticagrelor, was found effective and safe in an FDA-requested interim analysis of a...
Clinical
Comparing pulmonary embolism mortality risk scores
How well do risk scores estimate mortality outcomes in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE)?
News
EHRs have no impact on inpatient heart failure clinical choices or outcomes
Relative to usual care, prognostic information at the bedside provided no advantage for heart failure care.
Clinical
Troponin elevation at any age is a risk for cardiac mortality
Is an elevated troponin value associated with increased mortality, regardless of age?
News
BP Track: Blood pressure control rates dropped during pandemic
Data culled from 24 health systems showed lower rates of blood pressure control during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Practice Management
Pandemic innovations that will outlast COVID
Hospitalists discuss process changes implemented during the pandemic that will likely survive it.
News
Regeneron’s antibody drug shows protection against COVID-19 for up to 8 months
Such immunity is particularly important for immunocompromised people and those not responding to vaccines.
News
Unvaccinated people 20 times more likely to die from COVID: Texas study
“The COVID-19 vaccines are doing an excellent job of protecting people from getting sick and from dying from COVID-19.”