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LVAD use soars in elderly Americans
October 3, 2017
DALLAS – As the use of left ventricular assist devices skyrocketed, so did short-term survival.
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Opioid management protocol lowered trauma patient pain medication use
September 26, 2017
A targeted pain management protocol for trauma patients addressed the problem of overprescribing of opioids.
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While U.S. heart failure readmissions fall, deaths rise
September 20, 2017
DALLAS – CMS’s penalties for heart failure outcomes may have unintentionally pushed hospitals toward “gaming the system.”
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VIDEO: Educational intervention boosts A fib anticoagulation
September 19, 2017
BARCELONA – Patient education and feedback increased anticoagulation and cut strokes.
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VIDEO: What’s new in AAP’s pediatric hypertension guidelines
September 15, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO – Some of the advice is similar to the group’s last effort in 2004, but there are a few key changes.
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Study: Don’t separate NAS infants from moms
September 7, 2017
NASHVILLE, TENN. – New approach reduces medication use, hospital length of stay, and cost.
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Ivabradine cut mortality in HFrEF patients not on beta-blocker
September 7, 2017
BARCELONA – Secondary analysis of SHIFT trial suggests potential expanded role for heart failure agent.
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VIDEO: Clopidogrel bests ticagrelor in PCI for ACS in real-world study
August 30, 2017
BARCELONA – Fewer adverse events seen with less potent platelet inhibition in contemporary practice in CHANGE DAPT.
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How to reduce NICU transfers for asymptomatic hypoglycemia
August 28, 2017
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Hold off blood glucose testing until neonates are fed for the first time and glucose homeostasis can begin.
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VIDEO: Rivaroxaban plus aspirin cut cardiovascular events in stable patients
August 28, 2017
BARCELONA – The COMPASS trial produced “unambiguous results that should change guidelines and the management of stable coronary artery disease,” commented Eugene Braunwald, MD.
