(HealthDay)—In the most recent decade, compared with earlier decades, post-discharge death rates have dropped for young adults hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to research published in the April ...
Mar 31, 2014
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(HealthDay)—For patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction, the incidence of hospital-acquired anemia (HAA) varies considerably across hospitals, according to a study published in the April 1 issue of The American ...
Mar 27, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Among survivors of acute myocardial infarction (MI), nocturnal respiratory rate (NRR) is significantly associated with cardiac mortality, particularly non-sudden cardiac death, according to research published ...
Mar 10, 2014
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The introduction of checklists and better feedback for ambulance crews as part of a national quality improvement project has significantly improved the standard of care for heart attack and stroke patients across England, ...
Jan 30, 2014
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Young women, ages 55 years or below, are more likely to be hospitalized for an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to die within the first 30 days than men in the same age group, according to a new study published in Journal ...
Dec 11, 2013
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Giving heart attack patients sodium nitrite just before performing a procedure to open blocked arteries doesn't significantly reduce heart muscle damage, according to a late-breaking clinical trial presented at the American ...
Nov 18, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Combined positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) using the radioactive tracer 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) can identify ruptured and high-risk coronary plaques, according to a study ...
Nov 12, 2013
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have tested a new method for quickly ruling out acute myocardial infarction or other serious acute coronary disease in emergency department patients complaining of chest pains. The method, ...
Nov 5, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Over the last decade there has been an increase in the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI), but a decrease in the incidence of AKI requiring dialysis, among elderly patients hospitalized with a heart attack ...
Nov 1, 2013
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According to a new study of heart attack patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), free access to platelet function testing had only a modest impact on anti-clotting drug selection and dosing. Findings ...
Oct 31, 2013
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