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Palliative care update highlights role of nonspecialists
October 31, 2018
The latest guideline revision aims to establish a foundation for “gold-standard” palliative care.
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Statins cut all-cause mortality in spinal cord injury
October 28, 2018
ATLANTA – Analysis marks the first clinical study of its kind.
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EHR-guided strategy reduces postop VTE events
October 27, 2018
BOSTON – Missed doses of enoxaparin correlate with increased incidence of deep vein thrombosis.
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Transition to high-sensitivity troponin T assay helped boost ED discharge rates
October 26, 2018
SAN DIEGO – The study marks the first analysis of its kind in the United States.
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Stroke risk in elderly following AMI extends to 12 weeks
October 24, 2018
ATLANTA – The prolonged period of heightened risk was evident in patients with both STEMI and NSTEMI.
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Reducing alarm fatigue
October 22, 2018
A centralized monitoring system might help reduce unimportant alarms with no increase in cardiopulmonary arrest events.
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Readmission to non-index hospital following acute stroke linked to worse outcomes
October 22, 2018
ATLANTA – Study adds to the stroke literature on nationwide estimates of 30-day readmissions.
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Smartphone device beat Holter for post-stroke AF detection
October 18, 2018
MONTREAL – In 294 post-stroke patients, atrial fibrillation screening with a smartphone-based device detected more cases than Holter monitoring.
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GARFIELD-AF registry: DOACs cut mortality 19%
October 10, 2018
MUNICH – Results from a worldwide registry with more than 26,000 atrial fibrillation patients showed better survival with a direct oral anticoagulant.
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Smoking cessation drugs do not increase CV risk
October 10, 2018
Do pharmacotherapies used in tobacco cessation treatment significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular events?
