Search results for "Heart failure"
More than 1 in 10 hospitalized COVID-19 patients had cardiac event, 2021 study finds
An analysis of 8,460 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in January to November 2021 also found that 23.4% of those with underlying cardiac disease experienced an acute cardiac event during their admission, as did 6.2% of those without pre-existing cardiac disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/08/free/more-than-1-in-10-hospitalized-covid-19-patients-had-cardiac-event-2021-study-finds.htm
8 Feb 2023
Paying for hospital care at home
Traditional hospital-at-home models include costs for care, medications, and labs but do not cover the capital expenses that diagnosis-related group payments typically support.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/01/paying-for-hospital-care-at-home.htm
1 Feb 2023
Adults hospitalized with RSV had worse outcomes than those with influenza
Patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were at higher risk of a long hospital stay and mechanical ventilation versus those with influenza, a prospective study found. The former group also had more pre-existing cardiopulmonary conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/01/adults-hospitalized-with-rsv-had-worse-outcomes-than-those-with-influenza.htm
1 Feb 2023
Pseudo-Wellens syndrome with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
A patient was transferred for evaluation for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/18/free/brief-case-pseudo-wellens-syndrome-with-takotsubo-cardiomyopathy.htm
18 Jan 2023
New score developed to improve risk stratification in type 2 myocardial infarction
The T2-risk score incorporates age, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, diabetes, myocardial ischemia on electrocardiogram, heart rate, anemia, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and maximal cardiac troponin concentration.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/18/new-score-developed-to-improve-risk-stratification-in-type-2-myocardial-infarction.htm
18 Jan 2023
Appropriate antibiotics for CAP linked to lower 1-year cardiovascular death risk in older inpatients
A Canadian study of nearly 2,000 patients older than age 65 years who were hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) found that use of guideline-concordant antibiotic therapy was associated with a 47% reduction in cardiovascular death at one year after infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/11/appropriate-antibiotics-for-CAP-linked-to-lower-1-year-cardiovascular-death-risk-in-older-inpatients.htm
11 Jan 2023
Social drivers of health associated with care, behaviors after stroke hospitalization
One-third of stroke patients didn't achieve an adequate transition of care (based on adherence to medication, follow-up visits, exercise recommendations, diet modification, and cessation of smoking or drug use), according to a study in Florida.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/04/social-drivers-of-health-associated-with-care-behaviors-after-stroke-hospitalization.htm
4 Jan 2023
The year's top headlines
We collected the top five most read ACP Hospitalist articles of 2022 and identified some themes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/28/the-years-top-headlines.htm
28 Dec 2022
Persistent depressive symptoms linked to death, readmission after HF hospitalization
Heart failure (HF) patients with persistent depressive symptoms at one month after discharge had more than double the risk of cardiovascular death within a year as those without depression, a Chinese study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/21/persistent-depressive-symptoms-linked-to-death-readmission-after-hf-hospitalization.htm
21 Dec 2022
AHA statement reviews efficacy, safety of CAM therapies in patients with heart failure
Potentially beneficial complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies included omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, coenzyme Q10, D-ribose, and L-carnitine, the American Heart Association (AHA) said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/14/aha-statement-reviews-efficacy-safety-of-cam-therapies-in-patients-with-heart-failure.htm
14 Dec 2022