Using a one-size-fits-all blood pressure cuff for patients with varying arm sizes can result in significantly inaccurate blood pressure readings. Although clinical practice guidelines recommend using an individualized cuff size to measure blood...
Using a one-size-fits-all blood pressure cuff for patients with varying arm sizes can result in significantly inaccurate blood pressure readings. Although clinical practice guidelines recommend using an individualized cuff size to measure blood...
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Two common PFAS "forever chemicals" have been deemed hazardous substances by the Environmental Protection Agency.The new designation, enacted under the country's Superfund law, will let the EPA investigate and clean up...
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The three-month blanking period (BP) after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, when recurrences are not thought to predict long-term outcome, is called into question in two studies recently published in Heart Rhythm.Dan L....
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Patients have lower hospital mortality and readmission rates when treated by female physicians, with a larger benefit observed for female patients, according to a study published online April 23 in the Annals of Internal...
While cardiac manifestations in Rosai-Dorfman Disease are largely uncommon, they do occur and can further complicate the diagnosis of this rare blood disorder.
The following is a summary of “A new technique for closure of pericardial defects: pericardial rug weave,” published in the April 2024 issue of Surgery by Fındık et al. Pericardial defects resulting from intrapericardial pneumonectomy represent a critical surgical...
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Two common PFAS "forever chemicals" have been deemed hazardous substances by the Environmental Protection Agency.The new designation, enacted under the country's Superfund law, will let the EPA investigate and clean up...
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The three-month blanking period (BP) after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, when recurrences are not thought to predict long-term outcome, is called into question in two studies recently published in Heart Rhythm.Dan L....
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Patients have lower hospital mortality and readmission rates when treated by female physicians, with a larger benefit observed for female patients, according to a study published online April 23 in the Annals of Internal...
While cardiac manifestations in Rosai-Dorfman Disease are largely uncommon, they do occur and can further complicate the diagnosis of this rare blood disorder.
The following is a summary of “A new technique for closure of pericardial defects: pericardial rug weave,” published in the April 2024 issue of Surgery by Fındık et al. Pericardial defects resulting from intrapericardial pneumonectomy represent a critical surgical...
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