Search results for "Atrial fibrillation"
Revving up rural stroke response
Telehealth, helicopters, and hospitalists all have a part to play in reducing disparities in stroke outcomes, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/07/free/revving-up-rural-stroke-response.htm
7 Sep 2022
June 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/
Syncope, sepsis resuscitation, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2020
Use of decision aid in ED for patients with AF linked to decrease in admissions
Hospitals that implemented a decision aid to risk stratify patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in the ED saw a 17% reduction in their odds of hospital admission, but also a small but significant increase in repeat presentations for AF within 30 days, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/use-of-decision-aid-in-ed-for-patients-with-af-linked-to-decrease-in-admissions.htm
2 Aug 2023
COPD transitions, afib in sepsis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2019
Acute exacerbations of COPD associated with risk for acute cardiovascular event
The results highlight how an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be an opportunity to implement cardiovascular prevention measures in high-risk patients, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/20/2.htm
20 Jun 2018
Nontraumatic myocardial injury
Myocardial injury is a relatively new term, necessary to know for documentation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/coding-corner-myocardial-injury.htm
15 Nov 2021
MKSAP quiz on anticoagulation
Cases involving anticoagulants for afib after PCI, periprocedural anticoagulation, and others are presented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/mskap-anticoagulation.htm
15 Oct 2016
High d-dimer level on admission for heart failure may indicate higher short-term stroke risk
The study found the optimal d-dimer cutoff value for the risk of ischemic stroke in the hospital or within 30 days was 3.5 µg/mL, and no patients with a d-dimer level under the reference limit of normal had a stroke during follow-up.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/13/1.htm
13 Jun 2018
Anticoagulation didn't benefit patients with afib secondary to ACS, pulmonary disease, or sepsis
Only a third of the patients were discharged on anticoagulation, and over a three-year follow-up period, receiving anticoagulation was not associated with a significant reduction in ischemic stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/04/4.htm
4 Oct 2017