Search results for "Heart disease"
Self-administered aspirin immediately after myocardial infarction saves lives, study finds
Taking aspirin within four hours of severe chest pain onset and continuing treatment for 28 days after an acute myocardial infarction delayed 13,016 deaths annually, even after accounting for 963 deaths due to bleeding, researchers estimated.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/05/07/4.htm
7 May 2024
Considerations about cannabis
As more states legalize recreational and medical cannabis, hospital physicians are finding themselves caring for regular users more frequently.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/considerations-about-cannabis.htm
1 May 2024
Differentiating type 1 from type 2 diabetes in adults
Type 1 diabetes can be challenging to diagnose after childhood in part because the overt symptoms tend to be milder.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/differentiating-type-1-from-type-2-diabetes-in-adults.htm
1 May 2024
Apixaban safer, more effective than rivaroxaban for afib with heart disease, study finds
Apixaban was associated with a lower rate of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism and a lower rate of bleeding in a propensity-matched cohort study of commercially insured patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and valvular heart disease.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/10/18/2.htm
18 Oct 2022
MKSAP Quiz: 2-week history of daily palpitations
A 41-year-old man is evaluated for a 2-week history of daily palpitations that last minutes at a time and resolve spontaneously. The palpitations are not associated with any specific activity. Following a physical exam, what is the most appropriate initial test?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/04/09/3.htm
9 Apr 2024
PrEPare for HIV care
Internal medicine physicians are already trained to care for complex medical conditions, and HIV is no different, especially as adults age and develop diabetes, heart disease, and other conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/11/prepare-for-hiv-care.htm
1 Nov 2023
Anxiety, depression treatment linked with improved outcomes in cardiovascular disease
Patients who had been hospitalized and had both cardiovascular disease and a mental health condition were 75% less likely to be readmitted if they received psychotherapy and medication for their anxiety or depression.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/03/26/4.htm
26 Mar 2024
PDE5 inhibitors didn't increase cardiovascular events in men on nitrates for heart disease
A Danish study also found that more men with ischemic heart disease are taking both nitrates and a phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, with the prescription rate increasing 20-fold from 2000 to 2018.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/04/19/1.htm
19 Apr 2022
Take a team approach to coronary disease
A major update to a cardiology guideline puts team-based, patient-centered care at the forefront of management and highlights the role of healthy diet and exercise habits in reducing cardiovascular risk.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/02/take-a-team-approach-to-coronary-disease.htm
1 Feb 2024
Assess for noncardiac complications in congenital heart disease survivors, AHA says
Physicians who care for adult patients with congenital heart disease should be mindful of the effects that the condition has on other organs, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/17/1.htm
17 Oct 2017