DOACs Safe to Start Soon After Acute Ischemic Stroke Trial supports starting within 48 hours for many patients May 24, 2023
Conduction System Pacing Techniques Tied to Improved LVEF in Heart Failure Compared with biventricular pacing, increase in LVEF was found to be significant May 22, 2023
Withdrawal of Care Common in STEMI, but Palliative Care Is Not Study outlines room for improvement May 19, 2023
HF Shunt Results Hold Up Midterm in Early Data 6-month follow-up with investigational device gives support for pivotal trial May 19, 2023
Bioresorbable Scaffold Concept Evolves Into 'Revolutionary' Hybrid Early results promising with DynamX bioadaptor, though traditional BRS hasn't been abandoned May 19, 2023
With Preliminary Win for DOAC, Sights Set on Supplanting DAPT After LAA Closure First randomized trial sets the stage for larger, more definitive studies May 18, 2023
Doctors Play 'Never Have I Ever' YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, on sleeping through a page, placing an IV, and dirty needle sticks May 18, 2023
Multimodal Evaluations May Flag Cardiac Allograft Problems Earlier Study underscores importance of anatomical, physiological parameters May 11, 2023
Lower BP Might Mean Less Cardiac Conduction Disease SPRINT post hoc analysis suggests a means for prevention May 03, 2023
Case Builds Against Beta-Blockers Beyond First Year After Heart Attack Do they still have a role for people without heart failure or LV systolic dysfunction? May 02, 2023
Botanical Product Reduces Sepsis Mortality in Chinese Trial But path to FDA approval for Xuebijing infusion unlikely with these data alone, say editorialists May 01, 2023
More Efforts Needed to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance, Lawmakers Told Witnesses at House hearing push for new drugs and tests, and more infectious disease docs Apr 28, 2023
FDA OKs First Poop-Based Oral Therapy Vowst approved for preventing recurrent C. difficile infections after antibiotics Apr 27, 2023
The Worst Redo Option After TAVR? Choose the first procedure wisely, because repeats have mortality implications, researchers say Apr 24, 2023
Helmet CPAP Leads Noninvasive Ventilation Therapies for Acute Respiratory Failure Showdown of HFNC and helmet- and face mask-based modalities in meta-analysis Apr 23, 2023
Manufacturer's Troponin Reference Values Don't Apply to Kids Different thresholds for myocardial injury suggested for pediatric patients Apr 21, 2023
Cerebral Oximetry Not a Lifesaver for Extremely Preterm Infants No significant changes in death or brain injury in NICU patients Apr 19, 2023
COVID and Aspergillus Are Dangerous Bedfellows Attention must be paid to this new, sometimes deadly duo Apr 16, 2023
Common Diuretic Pauses Atherosclerosis in CKD, T2D If finerenone isn't available, try spironolactone, said researcher Apr 15, 2023
FDA Panel to Weigh Limited Data on Combo for Healthcare-Acquired Pneumonia Sulbactam-durlobactam under consideration for cases caused by Acinetobacter spp. Apr 14, 2023
Blood Donor's Sex Makes No Difference for Survival Only difference seen was higher incidence of MRSA infection in recipients of female donor blood Apr 12, 2023
ECMO Therapy Out of Reach for Multiple Socioeconomic Groups Sex, insurance status, and income all factors in access to advanced critical care therapy Apr 07, 2023
Stroke Outcomes Provide Some Clarity on Kidney-Brain Connection Kidney dysfunction, kidney damage increase risks in different ways, say researchers Apr 07, 2023
Timing of Pacemaker, ICD Infections Suggests Closer Wound Checks for Some Researchers stress early detection and treatment of CIED infection Apr 05, 2023
Novel Drug Authorized for Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients FDA grants EUA to anti-C5a antibody for patients on mechanical ventilation, ECMO Apr 04, 2023
Subclinical Coronary Plaques Still Boost MI Risk Natural history study lays the groundwork for intervention trials Mar 28, 2023
Pediatric ICU Cases Becoming More Complex in Recent Years Larger share now have underlying comorbidity, require feeding tubes or respiratory support Mar 27, 2023
Day in the Life of a Doctor: Treating a Patient With Septic Shock YouTuber and physician Siobhan Deshauer, MD, brings us along for an internal medicine shift Mar 23, 2023
FDA Approves Long-Acting Antifungal for Treating Candida The once-weekly, next-generation echinocandin is the first new treatment option in a decade Mar 23, 2023
Fatty Acid Tube Feeding May Backfire for Preemie Breathing Disorder Supplemental nutrition did not stave off bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants Mar 22, 2023
4F-PCC No Help in Trauma Patients at Risk of Massive Transfusion Randomized trial shows no significant reduction in 24-hour blood product consumption vs placebo Mar 21, 2023
Post-Op Delirium Linked to Accelerated Cognitive Decline Cognitive trajectory showed consistent pattern for most of 6-year follow-up Mar 20, 2023
Pulse Oximeters Confirmed to Be Biased for Black Kids These patients are prone to get false negatives in hypoxemia Mar 20, 2023
More Sophisticated Imaging Doesn't Necessarily Mean Better Outcomes in Ischemic HF But cardiac MRI, PET may still have value in some patients, per AIMI-HF trial Mar 09, 2023
Virtual Care Team Optimized Heart Failure Medications During Hospitalization Trial shows modest effect with daily recommendations to the treating team Mar 07, 2023
Oral Azithromycin During Labor Fails to Stop Neonatal Sepsis, Death Some secondary benefits seen in West African trial, however Mar 07, 2023
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Earns Confidence in Expert Hands Decision for mini thoracotomy may rest on patient preference, expert operator availability Mar 06, 2023
Hunt for Hibernating Myocardium Doesn't Help PCI for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy REVIVED-BCIS2 challenges long-held beliefs about myocardial viability Mar 05, 2023
Atorvastatin Tied to Cardioprotection for Lymphoma Patients on Anthracyclines STOP-CA deemed "an impactful study that will lead to more prescription of statins in patients." Mar 04, 2023
Women Still Face Higher Risks for Mortality After CABG Sex disparities in adverse outcomes, including death, didn't change in the last decade Mar 01, 2023
