News tagged with cardiac mortality


Hospitals' cardiac arrest incidence and survival rates go hand in hand

Hospitals with the highest rates of cardiac arrests tend to have the poorest survival rates for those cases, new University of Michigan Health System research shows.

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Less than half of deaths after angioplasty result of procedure, study shows

Only 42 percent of the deaths occurring within 30 days of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) were attributable to complications from the procedure, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published online in the Journal of ...

Cardiology created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Single, high-dose erythropoietin given two days pre-op reduces need for transfused blood

Anemia increases operative mortality and morbidity in non-cardiac and cardiac surgical procedures. Anemic surgical patients may require more blood transfusions, raising the risk of transfusion-related complications and increasing ...

Surgery created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mayo Clinic creates institution-wide electronic prolonged QT interval warning system

Using a one-of-a-kind computer-aided program, Mayo Clinic has developed and implemented a Mayo-wide electronic warning system to identify patients at risk of QT-related deaths from an abnormality in the heart's electrical ...

Cardiology created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study outlines risk factors for poor outcome, mortality following hip fracture

A new study, presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), identifies predictors of complications and mortality following a hip fracture, including dialysis, cardiac disease, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Midterm stroke, death rates comparable for TAVR, standard surgery

All-cause and cardiovascular mortality were similar for transaortic valve replacement compared to open-heart surgery in high-risk older patients at three years with no increased risk of stroke after 30 days, according to ...

Cardiology created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gender influences ischemic time, outcomes after STEMI

(HealthDay)—After ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), women have longer ischemic times and are at a higher risk than men of early all-cause ...

Cardiology created Feb 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Marriage reduces the risk of heart attack in both men and women and at all ages

A large population-based study from Finland has shown that being unmarried increases the risk of fatal and non-fatal heart attack in both men and women whatever their age. Conversely, say the study investigators, especially ...

Cardiology created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In STEMI, C-reactive protein at presentation predicts MI, death

(HealthDay)—For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) measurements at presentation predict subsequent nonfatal MI and cardiac death; ...

Cardiology created Jan 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Post-op mortality up for elderly with pre-heart op anxiety

(HealthDay)—Few elderly patients about to undergo cardiac surgery experience high levels of anxiety, but for those who do, there is a five-fold higher risk of postoperative major morbidity or mortality, ...

Cardiology created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decline in available liver transplants expected

A new study, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Health Resources and Services Administration, and published in the January 2013 issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for th ...

Other created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Severe anemia linked to poorer heart surgery outcomes

(HealthDay)—Adults undergoing cardiac surgery who have moderate-to-severe preoperative anemia have significantly increased morbidity and mortality compared with non-severely anemic patients, according to ...

Surgery created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People with schizophrenia more likely to die of heart attack, study finds

The risk of death resulting from heart attack is higher in people with schizophrenia than in the general public, according to scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Institute for Clinical ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Europe-wide study finds death rates after surgery double that of recent estimates

National estimates of death following general surgery have been too optimistic, suggests the first large-scale study to explore surgical outcomes across Europe published in the first Article in a special Lancet theme issue ...

Surgery created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cardiovascular risk evaluation for all men should include assessment of sexual function

Assessment of sexual function should be incorporated into cardiovascular risk evaluation for all men, regardless of the presence or absence of known cardiovascular disease, according to Dr. Ajay Nehra, lead author of a report ...

Cardiology created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0