Post-CABG AF: Not So Benign
Post-procedure AF, once thought to be an artifact of healing, turns out to be a sign of significant risk, a new study finds. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - April 10, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Payal Kohli, MD Tags: Atrial Fibrillation Source Type: news
CABG Improves Survival, Stroke vs PCI in Low-LVEF Diabetes CABG Improves Survival, Stroke vs PCI in Low-LVEF Diabetes
CABG ruled for CV events, stroke, and survival in a propensity-matched observational study. Randomized trial data are thin for patients with both diabetes and poor left ventricular function.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Lower Thromboembolic Risk With New A-Fib After CABG Versus NVAF
THURSDAY, March 29, 2018 -- For patients post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with lower long-term thromboembolic risk than that seen among patients with nonvalvular... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 29, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Post-CABG Afib Associated with Minimal Stroke Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Observed risk on par with surgical patients who remain in sinus rhythm (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 28, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Mar 9, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Mar 9, 2018 This Week in Cardiology
Obesity in young people, type-2 diabetes, the risks of varicose veins, on-pump vs off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery and an ACC preview are the topics discussed in this week ' s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
CABG Best for Diabetics with Multivessel CAD, Low LVEF
(MedPage Today) -- Long-term survival reduced with PCI (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 19, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Left Main Strategy Superiority May Hang On Afib Incidence
(MedPage Today) -- New onset upsets EXCEL ' s finding of similar outcomes for CABG, PCI (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 12, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Sleep Apnea Might Put CABG Patients at Risk for Ventricular Arrhythmias Sleep Apnea Might Put CABG Patients at Risk for Ventricular Arrhythmias
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with abnormal cardiac repolarization before coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), according to new research.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Lower-Quality Medical Tx Might Have Skewed Key PCI vs CABG Trials (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Meta-analysis ties guideline adherence in surgical arm to the trial outcome (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 5, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Study: CABG Bests PCI for Younger People in the Long Run
(MedPage Today) -- Fewer repeat revascularizations, MIs over 12 years in single-center study (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 31, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
' Mixed' Outcomes, Costs for VA's Outsourced PCI and CABG'Mixed' Outcomes, Costs for VA's Outsourced PCI and CABG
How to rate VA-purchased community care for PCI or CABG? Current metrics don ' t measure up, researchers conclude. Of note, one kind of center showed a mortality increase, another beat the rest on cost.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - January 10, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Multivessel PCI on Its 40th Anniversary: A Match for CABG? Multivessel PCI on Its 40th Anniversary: A Match for CABG?
Has contemporary PCI narrowed the gap sufficiently to declare it the preferred revascularization method for most patients with complex multi-vessel disease?European Heart Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
When VA Outsources PCI, Some Patients Lose (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Survival disadvantage seen with angioplasties at non-VA centers -- but not with CABG (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 3, 2018 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
An Interdisciplinary Literature Review of Prehospital Use of Tranexamic Acid (TXA) in Major Bleeding
An interdisciplinary literature review
Discovered in the 1950s, tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic medication that, over the last decade, has drawn considerable attention from researchers, clinicians and mainstream media.1
TXA is a synthetic chemical that’s a competitive antagonist to the lysine binding site of plasminogen.2 When a fibrin clot forms in the body in response to bleeding, it’s naturally degraded over time. In major trauma and hemorrhage, it’s thought that the body’s fibrin degradation process is accelerated due to high levels of fibrinolytic factors in circulation.3
This contributes to a let...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - January 2, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael J. Carr, MD Tags: Trauma Patient Care Source Type: news
