Search results for "Heart failure"
Analyses from SPRINT examine cost-effectiveness, patient-reported outcomes with intensive BP control
The first analysis used a microsimulation model to apply findings from SPRINT to a hypothetical cohort of eligible patients. The second compared patient-reported outcomes from SPRINT in the intensive versus the standard treatment group.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/29/2.htm
29 Aug 2017
PCP follow-up after surgery associated with lower readmission rates
Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for an emergency general surgery condition had a 67% lower adjusted risk for readmission if they had a follow-up appointment with a primary care physician (PCP) within 30 days of discharge.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/10/03/4.htm
3 Oct 2023
A living guideline for depression treatment
ACP recommends choosing between a second-generation antidepressant or cognitive behavioral therapy for adults in the acute phase of moderate to severe major depressive disorder.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/a-living-guideline-for-depression-treatment.htm
1 Jun 2023
Medical therapy often not tried before ICDs in heart failure patients
Results of a trial suggest that at least some patients with heart failure are receiving ICDs needlessly and highlight the treatment gap between real-world management of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and opportunities to improve care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/08/2.htm
8 Mar 2016
Pinpoint patients' top priorities
An approach to decision making in older adults with multiple chronic conditions begins with identifying the patient's health priorities before deciding which treatments to continue, stop, or start to align care with these individual goals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/06/pinpoint-patients-top-priorities.htm
1 Jun 2021
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for daytime sleepiness
A 72-year-old man is evaluated for daytime sleepiness. His wife notes that he snores. He sleeps 8 hours each night. On most days of the week, he feels sleepy and will nap for 45 minutes. Following a physical exam and review of a previous procedure, what is the most appropriate test?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/08/08/3.htm
8 Aug 2023
Watching weight for women
This month's issue addresses weight gain in women, celiac disease, and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and myocarditis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/02/watching-weight-for-women.htm
1 Feb 2023
20 minutes of moderate daily exercise reduces risk of heart failure
Researchers followed 33,012 men from the Cohort of Swedish Men from 1998 until 2012 or first event of heart failure to determine if physical activity was associated with heart failure risk.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/18/2.htm
18 Aug 2015
CHA2DS2-VASc modestly predicts ischemic stroke, thromboembolism, death in heart failure patients with and without afib
The poor prognosis of atrial fibrillation for ischemic stroke and death in patients with heart failure was evident, but the observation that additional risk factors in patients with heart failure are particularly significant among those without atrial fibrillation is an important result, authors noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/01/4.htm
1 Sep 2015
Factoring drug costs into diabetes decisions
A sizable number of patients with diabetes do not consistently fill their prescriptions or take less than the prescribed amount due to costs, but there are ways to make it easier on a patient's pocketbook.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/05/factoring-drug-costs-into-diabetes-decisions.htm
1 May 2022