Search results for "Atrial Fibrillation"
Dabigatran appears at least as safe as warfarin in everyday practice, analysis finds
Dabigatran was at least as safe and efficacious as warfarin in an “everyday clinical practice” population of atrial fibrillation patients, a Danish study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/27/2.htm
27 Mar 2013
Women were less likely to receive thrombolysis and had longer door-to-needle time, study finds
Overall, 77.8% of women in the studied stroke registry, which included hospitals in Florida and Puerto Rico, received what the researchers defined as defect-free care, compared with 78.5% of men.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/31/1.htm
31 Aug 2016
Recent Research
Blood pressure after stroke, mortality risk prediction, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/04/rr.htm
15 Apr 2014
Dabigatran or warfarin?
With dabigatran now a viable alternative to warfarin, hospitalists and hospitals should develop a plan for its use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/dabigatran.htm
15 Mar 2011
Postural modification improves effectiveness of Valsalva maneuver
In the modified version, the Valsalva strain was done in a semi-recumbent position, after which the patient was immediately repositioned to be supine with a passive leg raise.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/02/3.htm
2 Sep 2015
Upper gastrointestinal bleed
This edition of Morning Report focuses on a fictional patient with an upper gastrointestinal bleed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/morning-report-gi-bleed.htm
15 Jun 2017
RE-LY follow-up study yields results similar to original study for two dabigatran doses
A long-term follow up to the RE-LY study of dabigatran in atrial fibrillation patients found no significant difference in stroke or mortality rates between two doses, but a greater risk of major bleeding with the higher dose.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/26/5.htm
26 Jun 2013
Lower mortality may be associated with beta-blockers versus other drugs in patients with afib and sepsis
Calcium-channel blockers were used most often as initial treatment for afib in sepsis patients, although mortality was slightly lower in patients who received beta-blockers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/19/2.htm
19 Aug 2015
November 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/
Diagnose, address cognitive impairment in heart failure patients, society says
A new scientific statement from the Heart Failure Society of America advises clinicians to be alert to clues such as difficulty with money or running out of medicine, among other recommendations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/20/diagnose-address-cognitive-impairment-in-heart-failure-patients-society-says.htm
20 Mar 2024