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Heart failure hospitalizations, costs increasing among young adults

Heart failure hospitalizations among adults ages 18 to 45 years increased from 2013 to 2018. More than half of patients were Black, and 45.8% lived in ZIP codes in the lowest quartile of national household income, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/27/heart-failure-hospitalizations-costs-increasing-among-young-adults.htm
27 Apr 2022

Empagliflozin shows clinical benefit in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure

A secondary analysis of the industry-funded EMPULSE trial found that patients with acute heart failure who initiated the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor had improvements in symptoms, physical limitations, and quality of life compared to those who received placebo.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/13/empagliflozin-shows-clinical-benefit-in-patients-hospitalized-with-acute-heart-failure.htm
13 Apr 2022

Cardiac societies issue new joint guideline on management of heart failure

The updated guideline recommends sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors for many heart failure patients, regardless of their diabetes status, among other changes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/06/free/cardiac-societies-issue-new-joint-guideline-on-management-of-heart-failure.htm
6 Apr 2022

Ease up on antipsychotics

Antipsychotics started for an episode of agitation in the ICU are often continued through hospitalization and even after discharge, posing serious health risks to patients, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/06/free/ease-up-on-antipsychotics.htm
6 Apr 2022

Timely follow-up after hospitalization may reduce disparities in readmissions

In a retrospective cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries, follow-up within seven days of discharge was associated with reduced 30-day readmissions and was predicted to help mitigate higher readmission rates among Black and dual-eligible patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/06/free/timely-follow-up-after-hospitalization-may-reduce-disparities-in-readmissions.htm
6 Apr 2022

Periop in a pandemic

Without data or guidelines on when and whether to perform surgery on the many patients who have had COVID-19 infections after vaccination, hospitals and hospitalists are developing their own plans and protocols.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/23/free/periop-in-a-pandemic.htm
23 Mar 2022

Women less likely to get guideline-recommended care for MI with cardiogenic shock

The analysis of patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction (MI) with cardiogenic shock found higher rates of in-hospital mortality and major bleeding in women compared to men but no difference in mortality or heart failure hospitalizations at one year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/23/women-less-likely-to-get-guideline-recommended-care-for-mi-with-cardiogenic-shock.htm
23 Mar 2022

New heart failure indication for SGLT-2 inhibitor

In addition to approving a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor for use in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, the FDA recently warned about certain ventilators failing and a possible risk of cancer with a lymphoma medication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/16/new-heart-failure-indication-for-sglt-2-inhibitor.htm
16 Mar 2022

Study finds low rates of CAD testing in patients with new-onset heart failure

Of 558,322 new heart failure patients, 34.8% received coronary artery disease (CAD) testing and 9.3% received revascularization within 90 days, which fell below expectations set by current guidelines, according to authors of a study of U.S. administrative claims data.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/02/study-finds-low-rates-of-cad-testing-in-patients-with-new-onset-heart-failure.htm
2 Mar 2022

Diagnosing pulmonary embolism

Experts offer advice on how to apply the wide variety of available validated scores and algorithms, but also clinical judgment, to find pulmonary embolisms without excessive testing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/23/free/diagnosing-pulmonary-embolism.htm
23 Feb 2022

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