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SAN FRANCISCO – Handheld ultrasound proved "vastly superior" to physical examination conducted by cardiologists for the evaluation of a variety of cardiovascular complaints in a head-to-head prospective trial. All 250 study participants underwent a clinically indicated standard 2-D and... »
STREAM trial endorses fibrinolysis-first in selected STEMIs
SAN FRANCISCO – Selected patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction fare just as well with a treatment strategy of early fibrinolysis followed by transfer to a PCI center for timely coronary angiography as they do with primary PCI, according to the landmark STREAM trial.
The large patient... » SAN FRANCISCO – Coronary CT angiography works better than traditional rule-out approaches for identifying emergency department patients with chest pain who are free of significant coronary disease, according to 1-year results from a randomized comparison of more than 1,300 patients.
The results... » SAN DIEGO – Tube-shaped linear lesions seen on advanced MRI in people admitted to the emergency department for head injuries may not be diffuse axonal injury but rather evidence of bleeding due to mild traumatic brain injury, judging from preliminary results of a novel study.
"Not everything... » HONOLULU – One out of every five patients in the United States who receives thrombolytic therapy for an acute ischemic stroke gets it for a stroke occurring when they’re already hospitalized for another reason.
These thrombolytic-treated in-hospital strokes are associated with significantly... »
One-year outcomes support emergency department CCTA
Vascular injury common in mild TBI
In-hospital strokes fare worse despite thrombolysis
SAN FRANCISCO – Handheld ultrasound proved "vastly superior" to physical examination conducted by cardiologists for the evaluation of a variety of cardiovascular complaints in a head-to-head prospective trial.... »
One-year outcomes support emergency department CCTASAN FRANCISCO – Coronary CT angiography works better than traditional rule-out approaches for identifying emergency department patients with chest pain who are free of significant coronary disease, according to 1-year... »
In-hospital strokes fare worse despite thrombolysisHONOLULU – One out of every five patients in the United States who receives thrombolytic therapy for an acute ischemic stroke gets it for a stroke occurring when they’re already hospitalized for another reason. These... »
SAN FRANCISCO – Liability concerns may drive emergency physicians’ decisions regarding patients with possible cardiac conditions, based on the results of two studies presented at the Scientific Assembly of the American... »
Ambulance Diversion Tied to Increased MI Mortality
SEATTLE – Patients having heart attacks are more likely to die if their nearest emergency department is temporarily refusing new patients, according to a study that linked MI outcomes to hospital diversion logs in four... »