Mortality & Progression to ESKD After Heart Surgeries in Patients With CKD
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass graf (CABG) are widely used...
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Early Drug Non-Adherence After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Mortality rates associated with heart disease have declined in recent years throughout the United...
Smoking Cessation After PCI
It has been well-documented in clinical studies that smoking cessation after patients undergo PCI...
Guidance for PCI Without On-Site Surgical Backup
In 2007, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) published an expert...
Cardiac Tests & Treatments to Avoid
In collaboration with the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Choosing Wisely campaign, the...
Transradial Angiography: Coming to a Consensus
Research indicates that the adoption of transradial angiography increased 10-fold between 2007 and...
Medical Simulation in Interventional Cardiology
Use of medical simulation has grown considerably over the past decade because it helps physicians...
Redefining MI After Revascularization
Numerous definitions for diagnosing myocardial infarction (MI) after coronary revascularization...
Varied Use of Drug-Eluting Stents: Examining the Effect
Research has shown that drug-eluting stents (DES) effectively help reduce restenosis, with a 50%...
Hospital Length of Stay in Non-STEMI Patients
Duke University research suggests that patients with non-STEMI who spend more than 2 days in the hospital after their event appear to have more comorbidities and in-hospital complications than those with shorter lengths of stay...
Trends in Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Among patients hospitalized with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), about 20% will develop an acute kidney injury (AKI). This complication has been linked to adverse long-term outcomes, including permanent renal impairment...
A Consensus on Cath Lab Patient Flow
The atmosphere of a catheterization laboratory poses challenges to maintaining and prioritizing high-quality care and patient safety. Despite these challenges, healthcare providers performing procedures in the cath lab are...
