Heart infection involving ICD associated with high rate of complications, risk of death
Patients with infective endocarditis involving implanted cardiac devices experience a high rate of complications such as valve infections, heart failure, and persistent bacteremia, and high in-hospital and 1-year mortality ...
Cardiology
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Testosterone supplements may help heart failure patients
Testosterone supplements helped heart failure patients breathe better and exercise more, according to research in Circulation Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal.
Cardiology
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Risk of sudden cardiac death up for black patients with HTN
(HealthDay) -- Black patients with hypertension face a significantly increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) compared with nonblack patients, even after adjusting for multiple confounding variables, according ...
Cardiology
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Mental health may play a role in dialysis patients' survival
Dialysis patients whose mental health deteriorates over time have an increased risk of developing heart problems and dying prematurely, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the Am ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Physician groups call for fewer medical tests
(HealthDay) -- Nine physician specialty groups have created lists of common tests or procedures that they believe are often overused or unnecessary, to help doctors and patients make wiser decisions about ...
Health
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Guidelines-based CPR saves more non-shockable cardiac arrest victims
People who have a cardiac arrest that can't be helped by a defibrillator shock are more likely to survive if given CPR based on updated guidelines that emphasize chest compressions, according to research reported in the American ...
Cardiology
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Cardiac shock wave therapy improves angina symptoms
(HealthDay) -- Cardiac shock wave therapy (CSWT) can significantly improve symptoms, ischemic threshold during exercise, and specific quality-of-life parameters for patients with chronic refractory angina ...
Cardiology
Mar 30, 2012 |
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Cardiac CT is faster, more effective for evaluating patients with suspected heart attack
Cardiac computed tomography angiography scans (CT scans that look at the heart) can provide a virtually instant verdict on whether chest pain is from blockage of the coronary arteries. When used early to evaluate chest pain, ...
Cardiology
Mar 27, 2012 |
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AABB releases new guidelines for red blood cell transfusion
AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks) recommends a restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy for stable adults and children, according to new guidelines being published in Annals of Internal Me ...
Other
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Ticagrelor effective at reducing first, as well as recurrent and overall cardiovascular events
Ticagrelor, a potent anti-platelet medication, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the summer of 2011 and is known to significantly reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack, vascular death and death overall ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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ED chest pain units and physician discretion may lower stress test use
Rhode Island Hospital physicians report that managing chest pain patients within an emergency department chest pain unit by both emergency medicine staff and cardiologists is safe and effective and may lower the use of stress ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Underweight patients face increased risks during defibrillator implantation
Patients who are underweight or small in stature are twice as likely to experience complications or die during insertion of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) compared to obese and normal-weight patients, according ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Simple heart failure checklist reduces readmission rates, improves care, could save billions
Use of a new, simple and inexpensive checklist appears to drastically lower the likelihood of heart failure patient readmission and improve quality of care when used before patients leave the hospital, according to research ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Medicare/Medicaid rule increases costs without improving patient outcomes for defibrillator implants
The cost to place an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) increased by $844 per case after a new requirement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) went into effect in February 2010, according to ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Chronic right ventricular pacing works for ICD patients with left ventricular dysfunction
Cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillators (CRT-D) is appropriate for patients who have left ventricular dysfunction and require chronic ventricular pacing, based on the findings of an observational study that ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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