News tagged with clinical scenarios


ESC guide on new oral anticoagulant drugs

A practical guide on the use of the new oral anticoagulants (NOACs) has been produced by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). A guide was needed to summarise existing information ...

Cardiology created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests federal guidelines for treating teen PID need clarification

A Johns Hopkins Children's Center survey of 102 clinicians who treat teenage girls with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) has found that official guidelines designed to inform decisions about hospitalization versus outpatient ...

Inflammatory disorders created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study questions efficacy and unintentional effects of patient/physician shared decision-making

Shared decision-making between patients and physicians about health care decisions has previously been presented as superior to an approach that emphasizes physicians taking a leading role in directing key aspects of a patient's ...

Surgery created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ACC/HRS release appropriate use criteria for ICDs and CRT

The American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society, along with key specialty societies, today released appropriate use criteria for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization ...

Cardiology created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Modern medicine and patients' well being

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study has found that although there has been an explosion in the scientific underpinning of modern medicine, gaps still remain in our knowledge when it comes to clinicians looking ...

Health created Jul 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

National report on optimal use of vascular laboratory tests for patients with known or suspected arterial disease

(Medical Xpress) -- A new report issued today by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and developed in collaboration with 10 other leading professional societies provides detailed criteria to help clinicians maximize ...

Cardiology created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New appropriate use criteria reflect latest scientific data on restoring blood flow to heart

Updated appropriate use criteria released today offer detailed guidance on when to use an invasive procedure to improve blood flow to the heart and how to choose the best procedure for each patient. The clinical scenarios, ...

Cardiology created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hopkins study finds MRI tests safe for people with implanted cardiac devices

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), an important diagnostic test, has traditionally been off limits to more than 2 million people in the United States who have an implanted pacemaker to regulate heart rhythms or an implanted ...

Cardiology created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast