Experts promote adoption of chest pain guidelines by emergency departments

Article Abstract:

The American Heart Association (AHA) and the Society of Chest Pain Centers issued a scientific statement offering some practical measures to help emergency physicians incorporate established, evidence-based guidelines to quickly evaluate and treat unstable angina/non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (UA/NSTEM) into clinical practice. These includes templates for forms that could be used in the emergency department to evaluate patients with chest pain, an algorithm to speed assessment, and a standing order set to improve use of approved therapies.

Services information, Services, Diagnosis, Practice guidelines (Medicine), Chest pain, American Heart Association, Emergency physicians

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Beat goes on in "Off- Pump" bypass surgery: surgeon experience may be key to best outcome

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One of the greatest medical advances of the twentieth century is the use of a heart-lung machine to pump blood while the heart is temporarily immobilized during coronary artery bypass grafting. Surgeons prefer performing the "off- pump" CABG in which a stabilizing device is used on the beating heart, allowing the surgeon to work without the heart- lung machine which is very morbid and costly.

Health aspects, Technology application, Surgeons, Coronary artery bypass, Heart surgery

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Lori Mosca, MD, PhD: Raising awareness of heart disease risks in women

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Lori Mosca discusses about her research on achieving optimal lipid levels in women at high risk of having a cardiovascular event. It was found that only one third of these women received recommended drug therapy and that there was a substantial potential for patients and physicians to improve compliance.

Management, Cardiovascular diseases, Women, Risk factors, Women's health, Company business management, Health education

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