Search results for "Cardiology"
Cardiology
Depression should be considered as a risk factor for adverse outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA).
March 2014
Cartoon Caption Contest: Put words in our mouth
June's winning caption was penned by Kostas Marmagkiolis, ACP Associate Member, a cardiology fellow at the Montreal Heart Institute - University of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada.
June 2008
Test yourself
The 2013 American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/Heart Rhythm Society(ACCF/AHA/HRS) guideline recommends CRT in patients with an ejection fraction of 35% or below, NYHA functional
January 2017
Hypertension
Results were published online on March 28 by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
March 2016
Cardiology
At 6 months, levels of LDL cholesterol (the primary end point) were modestly but significantly lower in intervention participants. The intervention group also saw reductions in systolic blood pressure and body mass index.
September 2015
Heart failure
Results were published online by the American Journal of Cardiology in January.
February 2014
Cardiology
Starting anticoagulation for older patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation at hospital discharge was associated with improved mortality at 1 and 3 years but was not associated with improved rates of all-cause cardiovascular readmission
September 2014
Simple tools, teamwork manage depression in primary care
Baker, an improvement consultant who is working with IHI and the American College of Cardiology on an initiative to optimize use of specialty services. ... at one cardiology specialty group and a teaching hospital testing facility reduced referrals for
March 2011
Cardiology
Criteria developed to validate use of diagnostic cardiac catheterization may not be helpful for guiding clinical practice, a study found.
March 2015
Atrial fibrillation
The study results were published online June 8 by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
June 2015