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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BNP in Chronic Aortic Regurgitation
The most appropriate time to intervene in asymptomatic patients with chronic severe aortic regurgitation is controversial. Since brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is released by the heart in response to increased wall stress, it has been proposed as a biomarker of the time to intervene in chronic valvular regurgitation patients. -
Assessment of Functional Severity of Coronary Lesions by CT Angiography — FFRCT
Anatomic definition of coronary artery lesions by invasive coronary angiography (ICA) or computed tomography coronary angiography (CCTA) has limitations. -
Delays in Transfer For Primary PCI in STEMI
Most patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) present to hospitals that are not capable of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Rapid transfer to PCI-capable facilities for primary PCI may result in earlier reperfusion of the infarct artery and better clinical outcomes. However, delays in transfer may diminish the mortality benefit achieved with primary PCI in STEMI.