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Video
Beta-blockers effective, safe for HFrEF with renal dysfunction
September 23, 2019
PARIS – Meta-analysis of more than 17,000 heart failure patients showed efficacy and safety of beta-blockers in moderate renal dysfunction.
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News
Women’s residency and subspecialty choices diverging
September 23, 2019
Women were more likely than men to report that they had never considered cardiology as a career choice.
News
Machine learning–derived risk score predicts heart failure risk in diabetes patients
September 22, 2019
Highest WATCH-DM scores linked to 5-year heart failure risk approaching 20%.
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News
Reversal agents for direct-acting oral anticoagulants
September 20, 2019
DOACs are increasingly prescribed for anticoagulation, thanks to its multiple advantages.
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News
Hospitalist movers and shakers – September 2019
September 19, 2019
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
News
Drug abuse–linked infective endocarditis spiking in U.S.
September 18, 2019
New cases doubled from 2002 to 2016, and those affected tended to be younger white males living in poverty.
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Opinion
Observation versus inpatient status
September 17, 2019
Observation care is increasing, and can frustrate patients and hospitalists.
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News
Managing alcohol withdrawal in the hospitalized patient
September 16, 2019
Early detection and treatment are crucial in preventing high morbidity and mortality.
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News
Hospital-acquired C. diff. tied to four ‘high-risk’ antibiotic classes
September 16, 2019
High-risk antibiotics included second-, third-, and fourth-generation cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, carbapenems, and lincosamides.
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News
Introducing SHM’s president-elect
September 13, 2019
Dr. Danielle Scheurer, SHM’s president-elect, wants to leave SHM better than she found it.
