Articles Tagged With: Cardiology
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Take to Heart the Best Opportunities for ASCs
Two of the most desirable procedures for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in 2020 and beyond are cardiology and vascular procedures, which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has just blessed for ASC reimbursement. Setting up a cardiac lab in an ASC requires some homework. They are not necessarily difficult or terribly expensive, but there are fine details worth understanding well.
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Discrimination, Disparities, and Dangerous Cardiovascular Outcomes
A pair of papers underscore the persistent inequities that negatively affect the health of people of color, especially African Americans.
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Orgs Say COVID-19 Patients With Heart Issues Should Remain on Prescribed Meds
Unless a physician recommends otherwise, ARBs and ACE inhibitors should continue for those with heart disease who contract the novel coronavirus.
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Heart Rate and Diastolic Blood Pressure in Chronic Aortic Regurgitation Patients
A retrospective observational study of patients with moderate to severe aortic regurgitation showed the independent predictive value of diastolic blood pressure and resting heart rate for all-cause mortality under medical management.
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February Is American Heart Month!
It is a time for everyone to monitor their cardiovascular health and to make healthy lifestyle choices.
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First Stroke Can Lead to Major Heart Problems
Even those with no signs of underlying heart disease may experience serious issues.
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Regulators Open Door to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement to More Low-Risk Patients
In a landmark move, the FDA has expanded the indications for several transcatheter heart valves.
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pharmacology Watch
New recommendations for HPV vaccine; guidelines for treatment of essential tremor; updates on smoking cessation drugs; and FDA actions. -
Laser Pacemaker Lead Extraction in Octogenarians
In this paper, Rodriguez and his colleagues from the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Miami report their experience with laser-assisted cardiac rhythm device lead extraction in a large group of patients.