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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Predicting the Response to CRT-D Therapy
This paper gives the results of a substudy from the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT) trial. -
Indication for ICDs in Arrhythmogenic RV Cardiomyopathy Patients
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is an uncommon condition with a wide spectrum of possible clinical presentations. Implantable defibrillators (ICDs) are standard therapy for treating ARVD/C patients who present with sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) or cardiac arrest. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement