Search results for "Smoking cessation"
New performance measures released for in- and outpatient heart failure care
Updated heart failure performance measures were released last week by three major medical groups and include changes to inpatient and outpatient care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/02/2.htm
2 May 2012
Recent Research
Smoking cessation before surgery, dalteparin versus unfractionated heparin, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/rr.htm
15 Oct 2011
In the News
Treating hypertension in the elderly, predicting ICD complication risk, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/itn.htm
15 Oct 2011
Updated guideline released on PAD diagnosis and management
An updated guideline on diagnosis and management of peripheral artery disease (PAD) was released last week by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association, in conjunction with several other medical organizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/05/3.htm
5 Oct 2011
Warning about varenicline in patients with CVD
A warning will be added to smoking cessation aid varenicline (Chantix) to indicate that the drug may be associated with a small increased risk of certain cardiovascular adverse events in patients who have cardiovascular disease, the FDA announced last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/29/5.htm
29 Jun 2011
Consensus document advises treating hypertension in the elderly
Major medical organizations last week released an expert consensus document to help clinicians manage older patients with hypertension, or at risk for hypertension.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/04/4.htm
4 May 2011
Smoking cessation soon before surgery may not affect outcomes
Patients who stop smoking shortly before scheduled surgery may not have worse outcomes because of it, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/23/2.htm
23 Mar 2011
Medicare expands tobacco cessation coverage
Medicare will now pay for tobacco cessation counseling even if a patient does not have a tobacco-related disease, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/01/5.htm
1 Sep 2010
Test yourself: Heart failure
These cases and commentary, which address heart failure, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/08/ty.htm
15 Aug 2010
In the News
Perioperative beta-blockers, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2010