Search results for "Myocardial infarction"
Functional mobility was strongest predictor of readmissions after MI in elderly
Researchers identified eight variables that they combined to predict 30-day readmissions among patients ages 75 years and older, with the most significant being a slow result on the Timed Up and Go test.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/01/4.htm
1 May 2019
1 in 4 PCI patients have unplanned readmission within six months, study finds
Patients are at greatest risk of an unplanned readmission within seven days of discharge, with the majority of readmissions occurring within 30 days, researchers noted.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/03/3.htm
3 Apr 2019
Bedside sitters, pneumothorax, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/in-the-news.htm
15 Jul 2020
Study assesses survival effects of beta-blockers at discharge after PCI
Among patients undergoing PCI at a single Chinese hospital, beta-blockers at discharge were associated with lower mortality in NSTEMI patients, but not those with STEMI or unstable angina.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/23/2.htm
23 Nov 2016
Daylight saving time and medical errors
‘Springing forward’ and ‘falling back’ both pose risks to patients, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/qa-daylight-saving-time-and-medical-errors.htm
15 Nov 2020
Fall risk linked to poor outcomes in patients hospitalized with CVD
The results of the retrospective study underscore the prognostic value of assessing fall risk among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to the authors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/15/3.htm
15 Aug 2018
Be reasonable about cardiac testing
Stress tests are often ordered when CT angiography might be a better choice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/be-reasonable-about-cardiac-testing.htm
15 Jun 2021
Biomarkers effective for diagnosing cardiac cause of syncope in ED patients
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), N-terminal proBNP, and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and I provided better prognostic accuracy that some commonly used scoring systems, a prospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/06/2.htm
6 Mar 2019
ICD-10 embraces definitions of MI
Learn the definitions of and distinctions among the six types of myocardial infarction (MI) that were recently recognized by the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/coding-icd-10-definitions-of-mi.htm
15 Oct 2017
Medications before transfer worked for patients who had STEMI far from PCI capability
The study compared outcomes among patients who were transferred directly for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) because they presented within 90 km of the PCI center and those treated with a “pharmaco-invasive strategy” because they were farther away.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/05/3.htm
5 Oct 2016