Cardiology

• Perspective

• Cost of HF care projected to double by 2030

• April 24, 2013
• Direct and indirect costs to treat HF are expected to more than double, from $31 billion in 2012 to $70 billion in 2030, according to a new American Heart...More »

• Perspective

• HABIT: Home B-natriuretic peptide testing feasible

• April 24, 2013
• Measuring daily B-type natriuretic peptide levels in at-risk HF patients is feasible and may reduce hospital readmissions and improve clinical outcomes,...More »

• Electrocardiographic abnormality may increase risk for AF, congestive HF

• April 17, 2013
• Left anterior fascicular block may be a clinically relevant marker of left heart fibrosis, researchers reported in JAMA.
  “Left anterior fascicular...More »

• Shock wave-facilitated intracoronary cell therapy improved LVEF

• April 17, 2013
• Four months of treatment consisting of shock wave-mediated preconditioning of the target heart tissue prior to administration of bone marrow-derived...More »

• C-CURE: Cardiopoietic stem cells show promise in HF patients

• April 16, 2013
• An international team of researchers reported that therapy with cardiopoietic stem cells was feasible, safe and associated with signals of benefit in...More »

• In the Journals

• Rarely prescribed torsemide may be optimal diuretic

• April 11, 2013
• Tosemide is effective for the treatment of HF, yet is rarely prescribed, according to a comparison study of three approved loop diuretics.
  Researchers at...More »

• In the Journals

• Lifetime HF risk may be lower for black men

• April 3, 2013
• Lifetime risks for HF are high in the general population — 20% to 45% — and appear to be lower for black men compared with...More »

• Trial Scorecards

• ASTRONAUT

• Cardiology Today, April 2013
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• Trial Scorecards

• DIG

• Cardiology Today, April 2013
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• Pharmacology Consult

• The pharmacist’s role in reducing admissions, improving outcomes in HF

• Cardiology Today, April 2013
  Daniel F. Miller, PharmD BCPS
• In October, CMS started to impose financial penalties on hospitals with excessive 30-day readmission rates for acute MI, pneumonia and HF. This reality...More »

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