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NewsHeart issue hospitalizations drop among Medicare patients
Fewer Medicare patients are being hospitalized for heart conditions, according to research to be presented today at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Read more...
Cardiac program helps alleviate racial disparities in care, study shows
Hospitals have improved access to appropriate care and reduced mortality for Hispanic and African-American cardiac failure patients, according to a study published this week in the American Heart Read more...
Depression lessened for heart disease patients with collaborative program
A hospital-initiated collaborative care program to treat depression, a common condition among cardiovascular disease patients, helped those patients show improvement with their depression, anxiety, Read more...
Mortality prediction tool will help hospitals treat stroke victims
A new online tool can help hospitals and health professionals determine the mortality risk for stroke patients in their care. The tool uses data compiled from more than 270,000 hospital stroke Read more...
Lagging transport time for stroke patients negatively affects treatment
Hospitals must find a way to improve the time it takes to transport stroke victims to the hospital, considering that only about 25 percent whose stroke is caused by a blocked artery (ischemic stroke) Read more...
Doctors in Southeastern U.S. lack multicultural awareness, stroke rates rise among blacks
A lack of multicultural awareness by doctors in the Southeastern area of the United States known as the Stroke Belt--due to the high frequency of strokes that occur in that region--coupled with a Read more...
Cardiologists admit to practicing defensive medicine
Cardiologists are no exception to the phenomenon of ordering arguably unnecessary tests. In fact, out of 598 cardiologists surveyed about why they might order a medically unnecessary cardiac Read more...
CT angiography best for chest pain in ED, study suggests
Going straight to CT angiography when patients present at an emergency department with chest pain offers a faster, cheaper and more accurate diagnosis for some patients, a new study concludes. The Read more...
25 percent of heart failure patients readmitted
Avoiding readmissions is part and parcel of hospital care these days, if for no other reason that health plans and CMS frown upon paying for them. In the case of heart failure, it's particularly Read more...
Congress says drugmakers held back Vytorin data
Cholesterol drug Vytorin--and makers Merck and Schering-Plough--have been under fire for months since a study suggested that the expensive combo med works no better than much less costly Zocor. Read more...
| Press ReleasesLoneStar Heart Inc. Names Andrew J. Coats, M.D., and Mark Maciejewski to Its Board of DirectorsLAGUNA HILLS, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LoneStar Heart Inc., based here, today announced that it has elected Andrew J. Coats, M.D., and Mark Maciejewski to the company's board of Read more >> Forty-Nine Tenet Hospitals Recognized for Implementing Quality Cardiac Care MeasuresDALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that all of its 49 eligible hospitals have earned recognition from The American Heart Association’s Get With The Read more >> Stem Cell Study Helps Clarify the Best Time for Therapy to Aid Heart Attack SurvivorsORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A research network led by a Mayo Clinic physician found that stem cells obtained from bone marrow delivered two to three weeks after a person has a heart attack did Read more >> TE Connectivity Walks to Support Heart-Healthy Lives-TE is a Top Sponsor of the American Heart Association's 20th 2011 Capital Region Heart and Stroke Walk-HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TE Connectivity (TE), a top sponsor of the Read more >> Abiomed Announces First Patient Enrolled In MINI-AMI StudyCRISP-AMI Trial Demonstrates Large Infarcts in Stable STEMI Patient Population DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart support Read more >> |
