Search results for "Cardiology"
Big data and the bog of information
Key questions exist to adopting consumer-grade medical devices, such as how to analyze vast quantities of data in a meaningful way.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/09/big-data-and-the-bog-of-information.htm
1 Sep 2018
Textbook edition reflects evolution of hospital medicine
The first update of “Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine” exemplifies how hospital medicine has evolved and the skills that hospitalists need to have.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/textbook.htm
1 Feb 2017
Managing HIV with testing, prevention
Antiretroviral therapy has made an impact in treating HIV, but preexposure prophylaxis has created a huge opportunity in preventing infection, with internists poised to play a role.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/03/managing-hiv-with-testing-prevention.htm
1 Mar 2020
Tips for using statins, PCSK9 inhibitors in chronic CAD
Guidelines for reducing cardiovascular risk are shifting with the evidence.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/06/statin.htm
1 Jun 2017
Combat cardiac risks of cancer therapies
One challenge of treating cancer is preventing, diagnosing, and treating heart failure in at-risk patients, and figuring out which patients would benefit from intervention.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/09/combat-cardiac-risks-of-cancer-therapies.htm
1 Sep 2018
Maximizing recovery after cardiac events
Heart attack survivors may do quite well after discharge, only to face difficulties returning to work, continuing rehabilitation, or other barriers to recovery.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/maximizing-recovery-after-cardiac-events.htm
1 Oct 2018
Self-reported pain after MI associated with long-term all-cause mortality
Researchers in Sweden found that patients who had had a myocardial infarction (MI) and reported moderate or severe musculoskeletal pain one year after hospital discharge were at higher risk for death than those without pain.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/08/22/1.htm
22 Aug 2023
Home BP monitoring works, but not as well alone
Home blood pressure monitoring needs to be combined with other interventions and the data collected must be used to engage the patient in some way to have the greatest effect.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/home-bp-monitoring-works-but-not-as-well-alone.htm
1 Nov 2020
Beta-blockers not associated with lower risk of death after acute MI in patients without heart failure, study finds
The insignificant effect of beta-blockers on survival was also apparent at one month and six months after discharge, as well as in separate analyses of patients with STEMI and NSTEMI.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/06/5.htm
6 Jun 2017
Guideline on diagnosing, managing ischemic heart disease updated
A guideline on diagnosis and management of stable ischemic heart disease was updated last week by a collaboration of cardiology organizations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/05/4.htm
5 Aug 2014