Afib Ablation Exceeds Expectations in Sickest Heart Failure Patients Death and surgeries delayed in end-stage heart failure Aug 28, 2023
CRT-D Upgrade Suits Patients With Pacing-Related Heart Failure BUDAPEST-CRT Upgrade is the first major trial on upgrade strategy Aug 27, 2023
Iron Infusions Narrowly Miss the Mark for Clinical Benefit in Heart Failure Hard endpoints do not favor IV ferric carboxymaltose in well-powered HEART-FID Aug 26, 2023
SGLT2 Inhibitors, Rapid Titration, IV Iron Get a Boost in New European HF Guideline Other recommendations also released for endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, ACS, and more Aug 25, 2023
Wegovy Reduces Heavy Symptom Burden of Obesity-Related Heart Failure Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity becoming more common Aug 25, 2023
CDC Issues Sepsis Care Guidance for Hospitals Every hospital can strengthen the quality of care delivered to these patients, says CDC director Aug 24, 2023
Masking Approaches in Healthcare Should Be Reconsidered, Experts Say But not everyone thinks changes are needed yet Aug 21, 2023
Recreational Drug Use More Common in Intensive Cardiac Care Than Many Admit Routine drug screening proposed for cardiac ICUs Aug 17, 2023
In Maui, the Need for Medical Resources Continues HHS has deployed mortuary resources, while locals note the need for commonly used meds Aug 17, 2023
ICU Sink the Culprit in Hospital Superbug Cluster CDC report details two cases of antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa at Idaho hospital Aug 04, 2023
Bed Bugs Spreading MRSA? Henrietta Lacks Settlement; Tickets for Fentanyl Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Aug 02, 2023
Impella Devices Recalled After Deaths, Injuries Tied to TAVR Interactions Recall involves new instructions for use without devices needing to be returned Jul 28, 2023
Statin Reduced Risk of Heart Disease in People With HIV Reduction in MACE did not come with serious adverse events Jul 24, 2023
AI Can Play a Role in Reducing Stroke Disparities But concerns remain about the potential for bias and differential access Jul 24, 2023
A Code Blue While Dressed in Red "He actually had a cardiac arrest right in the middle of a national cardiac conference" Jul 21, 2023 podcast
PPI Still Common With Self-Expanding TAVR But rates are now "Sapien-like," editorialist says Jul 19, 2023
Half-Dose TNKase Holds Up for Pharmaco-Invasive Reperfusion in STEMI Excess brain bleeds nevertheless persist with lower dose Jul 14, 2023
Treating a Double Trouble Shark Attack One afternoon, two shark bites ... just another day in the life of an emergency doctor Jul 07, 2023
Economical Epoprostenol Good Enough After Major Cardiac Surgery Randomized trial compared two inhaled pulmonary vasodilators Jul 06, 2023
Madonna's ICU Stay May Have Been Due to Sepsis Despite being life-threatening, sepsis can be easy to miss Jun 30, 2023
New Guidance to Stem the Tide of MRSA Spread in Hospitals Detecting asymptomatic infections and decolonization among new recommendations Jun 29, 2023
ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids New high-risk conditions added as well, including chronic kidney disease and asthma Jun 23, 2023
ARNI Again Shows Modest Benefits in HF With Mid-Range EF Randomized trial suggests benefit is largely in those with 40-60% ejection fraction Jun 23, 2023
Earlier Detection of Cardiac Dysfunction Possible for Young Adult Cancer Survivors A case for monitoring global longitudinal strain despite normal LVEF Jun 20, 2023
Sepsis Outcomes No Different With Prolonged Beta-Lactam Antibiotic Death and drug resistance unchanged no matter the duration of treatment Jun 20, 2023
Video Laryngoscopy Wins for Tracheal Intubation on the First Try DEVICE trial finds higher success rates versus direct laryngoscope in the critically ill Jun 16, 2023
No Increase in Major Cardiac Events With Testosterone-Replacement Therapy Men with hypogonadism and heart disease or risk factors saw no increased risk vs placebo Jun 16, 2023
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked With Increased Stroke Risk Swedish study is largest, with longest follow-up to date Jun 14, 2023
Poor Nutrition Status Linked With Survival After MitraClip But procedure no less effective for this higher risk group, COAPT trial post hoc analysis shows Jun 10, 2023
Full-On Reversal of Cardiac Amyloidosis Possible With Antibodies Future treatments don't have to be limited to slowing disease, case series suggests Jun 07, 2023
How I Became a Physician on Food Stamps Expanded SNAP work requirements will do more harm than good Jun 06, 2023
Breathing Support Type Matters for Preventing Extubation Failure in the PICU CPAP, BiPAP, nasal cannula compared with conventional oxygen therapy Jun 05, 2023
Overuse of Some Disinfectants Can Do More Harm Than Good Health systems must eliminate unnecessary uses of QACs May 30, 2023
Sotagliflozin Gets FDA's Blessing for Heart Failure SGLT1/SGLT2 inhibitor approved on the basis of SOLOIST-WHF, SCORED trials May 27, 2023
DOACs Safe to Start Soon After Acute Ischemic Stroke Trial supports starting within 48 hours for many patients May 24, 2023
Conduction System Pacing Techniques Tied to Improved LVEF in Heart Failure Compared with biventricular pacing, increase in LVEF was found to be significant May 22, 2023
Withdrawal of Care Common in STEMI, but Palliative Care Is Not Study outlines room for improvement May 19, 2023
HF Shunt Results Hold Up Midterm in Early Data 6-month follow-up with investigational device gives support for pivotal trial May 19, 2023
Bioresorbable Scaffold Concept Evolves Into 'Revolutionary' Hybrid Early results promising with DynamX bioadaptor, though traditional BRS hasn't been abandoned May 19, 2023
With Preliminary Win for DOAC, Sights Set on Supplanting DAPT After LAA Closure First randomized trial sets the stage for larger, more definitive studies May 18, 2023
