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Higher MI shock survival with NCSI protocol: Final results
April 30, 2021
Final results of the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative show better survival rates in acute MI shock than seen in previous North American studies, but 1-year mortality remains a problem.
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Psoriasis associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 in real-world study
April 28, 2021
Those treated with TNF-alpha inhibitors, methotrexate, and apremilast had statistically lower risks of COVID-19 vs. those on topical therapy.
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Half of patients in hospital for COVID-19 get acute kidney injury
April 27, 2021
It’s bad news when hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop acute kidney injury, which can prove fatal or can lead to the development or worsening of CKD.
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Infective endocarditis from IV drug use tied to hemorrhagic stroke
April 27, 2021
The incidence of patients with IVDU-associated endocarditis increased 630% from 2014 to 2018.
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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Speak at SHM Converge
April 22, 2021
Dr. Murthy will discuss burnout and well-being in health care, key themes of the conference, during a fireside chat with Dr. Danielle Scheurer.
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Stroke is ‘not a common complication’ in COVID-19
April 20, 2021
Among the sickest of COVID patients – those admitted to an ICU – researchers found that stroke was not a common complication.
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Blacks and Hispanics have higher inpatient use for mycosis fungoides
April 15, 2021
Findings reinforce need to maintain “higher index of suspicion” in these patients.
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Delirium risk factors identified in ICU cancer patients
March 31, 2021
High-dose corticosteroids and brain metastases were identified as risk factors for delirium unique to the critically ill cancer patients.
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COVID-19 can cause atypical thyroid inflammation
March 24, 2021
Patients with thyroid abnormalities during acute COVID-19, or who develop such symptoms, should have thyroid function checked every 6 months for a year.
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Colchicine before PCI for acute MI fails to improve major outcomes
March 17, 2021
In STEMI patients scheduled for PCI, preprocedural colchicine fails to improve outcomes in the randomized PodCAST-PCI trial.
