The Most Exciting New Advances in Managing COPD
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, or GOLD, is the world’s preeminent COPD research and advocacy organization. Founded in 1997 in collaboration with the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization, one of GOLD’s stated aims is to “improve prevention and treatment of this lung disease.” In its 2023 global strategy report, GOLD changed its definition of COPD—which many in the profession viewed as overdue. Specifically, the new definition emphasized the heterogeneity of COPD in terms of its underlying drivers and long-term disease course. [ti...
Source: TIME: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

Risks for MACE, Mortality Lower After Surgery for Hyperthyroidism
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 -- For patients with newly diagnosed hyperthyroidism, surgery is associated with lower risks for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality, according to a study published online March 4 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

ECR: 3 tips for developing a successful cardiac imaging practice
VIENNA -- It's definitely possible to develop a successful cardiac imaging practice, according to a professional development presentation delivered February 28 at the ECR in Vienna. It all comes down to a willingness to learn and to collaborate with colleagues across specialties, session chair and first presenter Dr. Matthias Gutberlet, PhD, of the University of Leipzig in Germany, told session attendees. "Teamwork is the key to success," he said. Gutberlet described how he came to cardiac imaging early in his medical career. At the time, there was little training for, say, cardiac MRI. But he persevered. "Imaging was ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 29, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Clinical News MRI Source Type: news

Renowned Thoracic Surgeon Enhances Mesothelioma Care in FL
Dr. Rodney Landreneau is joining the renowned Thoracic Surgical Program at Tampa General Hospital. He spent decades caring for patients with pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer patients in Western Pennsylvania at the University of Pittsburgh and Penn Highlands Healthcare. He’s now moved more than 1,000 miles to help augment Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute’s successful patient care. Landreneau has nearly 40 years of experience treating malignant pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer, as well as benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus. An internationally recognized scientific investigator in the treatme...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - February 26, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Cancer Center Doctors/Specialists Mesothelioma Treatment Source Type: news

InformAI secures $2.2M NIH grant
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded InformAI a $2.2 million grant to further the company's development of its CT-based TransplantAI software for organ donor-recipient pairing. InformAI plans to use the small business innovation research (SBIR) grant for continued research and development work that will include building predictive models for heart and lung transplant outcomes and creating a clinical decision support informatics platform to assist organ transplant surgeons in matching donor organs with patient recipients, according to InformAI. “There is an urgent need for improved and integrated predicti...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 19, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Cardiovascular Radiology Chest Radiology Source Type: news

Coding changes that will impact radiology practices in 2024
Erin Stephens.The annual update to the Current Procedural Terminology1 (CPT) for 2024 has 230 new codes, 70 revised codes, and 49 deleted codes. In addition, there are 395 new diagnosis codes contained in the ICD-10-CM2 update, about one-third of them describing new ways to capture accidents and injuries. Although relatively few of these changes will impact radiology practices, it’s essential to know what they are and adjust your practice systems accordingly. Diagnostic radiology Coronary Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) with CT: New Category I code 75580 will replace Category III codes 0501T, 0502T, 0503T, and 0504T to ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 12, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Erin Stephens Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news

Rapid Weight Loss a Diabetic Retinopathy Risk?
(MedPage Today) -- While rapid weight-loss with bariatric surgery or drugs might temporarily worsen diabetic retinopathy as blood sugar levels are rapidly corrected, the low overall risk likely doesn't outweigh the benefits of weight loss, according... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 12, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

TriHealth unveils 33,000-square-foot eighth floor addition at Bethesda North
Located on the Bethesda North's recently built eighth floor, the new hospital wing will provide enhanced care for patients undergoing treatments including surgical oncology and cardio-thoracic surgery. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 9, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Christian LeDuc Source Type: news

Bariatric Surgery & BP Control; PFA Vasospasm Aftermath; Texas Cardiologist Arrested
(MedPage Today) -- Even with controlled blood pressure (BP), visit-to-visit systolic BP variability predicts cardiovascular events and may be traced partly to choice of medication. (European Heart Journal) Bariatric surgery proved more effective... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 6, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Pushback on Rule for Surgical Lymph Node Sampling During Lung Resection
(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Thoracic surgeons were fired up about minimum expectations for surgical lymph node assessment in conjunction with lung cancer resection during a debate at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) annual meeting... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - January 31, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

CABG Surgeons Link Multi-Arterial Grafts to Patient Longevity
(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Researchers made a case for superior long-term survival with multi-arterial grafts (MAGs) during multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, with some arguing that this should be more widely adopted... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 31, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons
(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- In response to the opioid epidemic, a primer to treating infective endocarditis (IE) specifically related to drug use was released by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). A workforce on the surgical management... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - January 30, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

EVT appears underused in certain stroke patients
In this study, patients hospitalized with ischemic stroke and cardiac intervention may be less than half as likely to receive EVT as those without cardiac intervention,” the group wrote. Ultimately, the lower rates of EVT after cardiac intervention seen in the study could be explained by multiple factors: delays in diagnosis, clinician reluctance due to perceived higher procedural risk, or patients being ineligible, the researchers suggested. They noted that additional studies are needed to explore these issues. “Given the known benefit of EVT, there is a need to better understand the reasons for lower rates of EVT ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 30, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties Cardiovascular Radiology Neuroradiology Source Type: news

Cooling Technique Frowned Upon in Aortic Arch Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- During aortic arch surgery, even short bouts of hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) were associated with neurocognitive and neuroimaging deficits after surgery regardless of the level of hypothermia applied... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 29, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Surgical LAA Closure Rises to the Top in STS Guideline for Afib
(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) made a big push for left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion in updated guidelines for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (Afib). In this document, concomitant... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 28, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news