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These findings support the aggressive development of alternative screening methods to enhance identification of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death.
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These prospective data suggest that sudden cardiac death during exertion is an extremely rare event in women.
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The observation that beta-blockers do not reduce cardiovascular events as compared to other agents with equal blood pressure lowering in clinical trials may be due to different effects on central aortic pressure.
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Controversy exists concerning the usefulness of stress testing for low-risk patients held for observation in a chest pain unit.
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Although patients with SVG plaque ruptures are older and have more co-morbidities, the clinical presentation and angiographic and IVUS features are remarkably similar to those of native artery plaque ruptures.
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With more than 100 provider pay-for-performance (P4P) programs operating nationally, analysts are beginning to identify fundamental lessons that can be used to grow the effort and make it even more effective.
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With state Medicaid agencies reporting that drug costs are a major driver of overall program spending growth, some states are looking for ways to use clinical evidence about the effectiveness of specific drugs or drug classes to curtail pharmacy costs ...
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For Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP), a nonprofit HMO operating in California's Riverside and San Bernardino counties pay-for-performance started in 1997 with an incentive for childhood immunizations ...
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New research indicates staff in local health departments might not be prepared to report to work during an influenza pandemic, potentially threatening the ability of local health departments to adequately respond to such an emergency.
