Cardiac Death news from FierceHealthcare
NewsCardiac attacks a leading cause of death for kidney failure patients
According to a new report by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, sudden cardiac death is the leading cause of death for kidney failure patients. Of 1,041 ESRD patients on dialysis, 658 deaths Read more...
CMS posts death rate estimates for hospitals
For a long time, hospital-specific death rates were secrets. Administrators argued that publishing such rates was unfair, as it would be easy to make unfair comparisons if rates weren't adjusted Read more...
Doctors are debating when to declare organ donors dead
In the past, transplant procedures were fairly cut and dried: Doctors only removed a patient's organs after their brain stopped working completely. Lately, however, three heart transplants have taken Read more...
| Press ReleasesMedtronic Resolute® Drug-Eluting Stent Shows Superiority to Taxus® DES in Study of Patients with Coronary Artery DisPresented at CVIT by Principal Investigator Shigeru Saito, One-Year Data from RESOLUTE Japan Support Company’s PMDA Submission for Product Approval MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Resolute® Read more >> Outcomes of Patients Dismissed From the Hospital With Noncardiac Chest PainROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The growing number of Americans with cardiovascular disease has caused a heightened sensitivity in the evaluation of chest pain. In a study published in the April Read more >> |
