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Patient Mortality With Antiplatelet Therapy and Tracheostomy Use
Patients with respiratory failure who require invasive mechanical ventilation for extended periods of time may require a tracheostomy, a ventilatory mechanism through the trachea. Acute myocardial infarction patients require an antiplatelet regimen to thin the blood and prohibit clumping in the arteries. This antiplatelet regimen often cannot be stopped and may increase the risk of bleeding from tracheostomy.
24 Jul 2024
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2023 American College of Cardiology late-breaking clinical trials and abstracts from Yale
Groundbreaking clinical research at ACC 23.
1 Feb 2023
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American College of Cardiology 71st Annual Scientific Session & Expo sessions announced
The virtual American College of Cardiology Scientific Session & Expo will be held in Washington, DC, April 2 – 4, 2022.
26 Jan 2022
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How Forgone Heart Failure Care Drives Up Costs
About one in six patients with heart failure in the United States are skipping doctors' appointments, not taking their medications as directed, or forgoing some other type of care, and their recalcitrance actually ends up costing the health care system 20%-30% more per patient.
Source: Medscape
17 Aug 2021
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16% of heart failure patients delay or skip treatment—many for financial reasons
Approximately one in six patients with heart failure (HF) delay medical care or go without it altogether, according to new data published in JACC: Heart Failure. More than half of those patients said the delay was due to financial reasons.
Source: Cardiovascular Business
16 Aug 2021
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One in Six HF Patients Delay or Forego Care, Inflating Costs
The findings provide a financial incentive to investigate and implement policies that help find patients falling in the gaps.
Source: TCTMD
12 Aug 2021
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Patients Fare Best at HCM Specialty Centers
A recent retrospective study found that patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy fare best when treated at a specialty center using a team approach to HCM.
Source: HCM Beat
31 Jan 2020