Cardiology

Part D enrollment doesn't improve outcomes after AMI

(HealthDay)—For patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), enrollment in Part D by hospital discharge is not associated with improved outcomes, according to a study published online Oct. 27 in Circulation: Cardiovascular ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Azithromycin routine in hospital despite risk for QTc prolongation

(HealthDay)—Azithromycin is routinely prescribed to hospitalized patients despite risk factors for corrected QT (QTc) prolongation and administration of interacting medications, according to a study published online Aug. ...

Cardiology

Study shows who benefits most from statins

New research suggests that widely used statin therapy provides the most benefit to patients with the highest genetic risk of heart attack. Using a relatively straightforward genetic analysis, the researchers assessed heart ...

Cardiology

Development of software that "predicts" sudden cardiac death

At Galway Hospital in Ireland, a new device is used to "predict" cardiac events in people at risk of sudden cardiac death. This technology was developed by a Mexican researcher, and the city's university patented it, looking ...

Cardiology

Outcomes best for early enrollment in cardiac rehab

(HealthDay)—Early enrollment may improve outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation (CR), according to research published in the Dec. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.

Cardiology

Beta-blockers in new onset CHD reduce cardiac risk only post-MI

(HealthDay)—Use of beta-blockers among patients with new-onset coronary heart disease (CHD) appears to lower risk of cardiac events only among patients with a recent myocardial infarction (MI), according to a study published ...

Cardiology

Higher operator volume linked to better PCI outcomes

(HealthDay)—Higher individual operator percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) volume is associated with better outcomes, according to a review published online June 17 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

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