Search results for "Myocardial infarction"
Combination therapy versus aspirin alone associated with fewer ischemic events, higher hemorrhage risk after minor stroke or TIA
Aspirin plus clopidogrel reduces risk for recurrent ischemic stroke immediately after a high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA) or noncardioembolic ischemic stroke but should be used only for the first three weeks, an accompanying editorial said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/23/4.htm
23 May 2018
Targeting smoking cessation efforts
Hospitalists can tailor therapies and increase the chance that patients will quit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/targeting-smoking-cessation-efforts.htm
15 Feb 2018
Door-to-diuretic time didn't affect mortality from heart failure in Korean registry
The new findings contradict those of another recent prospective study, which was conducted in Japan and found reduced mortality in heart failure patients who received diuretics within an hour, the authors noted.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/28/2.htm
28 Mar 2018
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
An example case helps explain this clinical syndrome that mimics acute myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/expert-analysis-takotsubo-cardiomyopathy.htm
15 May 2020
Perioperative aspirin may improve outcomes after noncardiac surgery in patients with prior PCI
Patients taking aspirin had a significantly lower risk of myocardial infarction, leading editorialists to conclude that benefits would exceed risks for those with a prior percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) except in procedures with very high bleeding risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/15/1.htm
15 Nov 2017
Interns' days, patients' hands
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2019
Postop deaths, sepsis projects
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2020
Study identifies additional factors that predict 30-day readmissions
Having more difficulty with activities of daily living was associated with readmission after pneumonia, with other factors predicting heart failure or acute myocardial infarction readmissions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/23/3.htm
23 Nov 2016
Pay attention and pop into action when postop MI occurs
An expert offers advice on STEMI and NSTEMI after surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/pay-attention-and-pop-into-action-when-postop-mi-occurs.htm
15 Feb 2020
Invasive management best for AMI patients with cardiogenic shock
Invasive management is superior to conservative management of patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/14/4.htm
14 Jan 2015