Adult Congenital Heart Surgery: Go for the Pediatric Specialists? Study suggests worse outcomes at adult centers with expertise in other heart surgeries Jan 31, 2022
Slammed to the Max: This Hospital Has Hovered at Capacity Since Pandemic Began Staffing is at the breaking point, and diversion isn't an option Jan 31, 2022
IV Hyperimmune Immunoglobulin No Help in Severe COVID Randomized trial finds no benefit for hospitalized patients Jan 28, 2022
Two Antivirals No Better Than One for Severe Flu Randomized trial finds no difference when adding baloxavir to standard antivirals Jan 26, 2022
Was DOAC to Blame for Patient's LVAD Pump Thrombosis? Direct oral anticoagulant tried after warfarin resistance fell short in this patient with obesity Jan 21, 2022
Microbiome Therapy Cut Post-Antibiotic C. Diff Recurrence Phase III trial showed "two-pronged" approach worked, regardless of age, antibiotic type Jan 19, 2022
Death During Sex: Not Just an Old Man Thing But sudden cardiac death remains rare even for sexually active people with heart conditions Jan 12, 2022
Controversial Doc Resigns From Medical School Paul Marik, MD, has been embroiled in legal battle with Virginia hospital Jan 05, 2022
At Their Breaking Point, Nurses Plead With Public in COVID Videos "Hospital staff are paying the price" of vaccine misinformation Dec 20, 2021
ECG Monitoring for Post-TAVR Delayed Conduction Disturbances Put to the Test How long should monitoring last, and in whom? Dec 20, 2021
Next Up in Drug Shortages: Potassium Chloride Healthcare providers facing a nationwide shortage of the intravenous formulation Dec 17, 2021
Post-Stroke Epilepsy Treatment May Influence Mortality All-cause death lowest in people taking lamotrigine Dec 13, 2021
Hospitals in the Midwest Face New COVID Surge Amid increasing Delta cases, staffing is down, and Omicron looms Dec 09, 2021
Does High-Flow Oxygen Improve Outcomes in COVID Patients? Randomized trial examines two types of oxygen therapy in severe cases Dec 07, 2021
Head Trauma Patients on Blood Thinners Need Surveillance Delayed intracranial bleeding observed in patients Dec 01, 2021
Doctor's Ivermectin Fight With Hospital Continues On Judge allows one of Paul Marik's claims to proceed Nov 30, 2021
Study: Some Venous Catheters Safer Than Others May help settle what kind to prefer for short-term venous access Nov 29, 2021
The Right Ventricle Still Matters in LVAD Patients Right heart failure signaled trouble ahead in the Intermacs registry Nov 29, 2021
Doctor Sues Hospital Over Ivermectin Ban Amid Journal Article Retraction Virginia hospital took issue with article co-authored by Paul Marik, MD Nov 17, 2021
Hospitalized Acute HF Patients See Clinical Benefits With Empagliflozin EMPULSE results support early start for the SGLT2 inhibitor, but more data needed, expert says Nov 16, 2021
Peak VO2 Improved After Beta-Blocker Withdrawal in Some HFpEF Patients Beta-blockers may not benefit HFpEF patients with chronotropic incompetence Nov 15, 2021
Two Anticoagulants -- When Used Correctly -- Similarly Protective Against Dementia GIRAF trial tested warfarin versus dabigatran in older Afib patients Nov 14, 2021
Delaying Surgery Hurts Patients With Silent Aortic Stenosis Early aortic valve replacement wins in AVATAR trial Nov 13, 2021
Aspirin: How Low Can You Go? The Skeptical Cardiologist probes the literature on 30-mg aspirin Nov 10, 2021
DCBs for the Coronaries: Early Victories for New Drug Coatings Researchers eye next gen drug-coated balloons despite lack of FDA OK for use in PCI Nov 07, 2021
Gastrointestinal Damage Nearly Universal With Antiplatelet Use After PCI Noninvasive endoscopy in OPT-PEACE reveals surprises about GI effects of antiplatelets Nov 07, 2021
More Good News for Empagliflozin in Patients With Heart Failure Slower renal function decline with SGLT-2 inhibitor in EMPEROR-Preserved trial Nov 06, 2021
Longstanding Vascular Closure Technique Triumphs Over Collagen Plug Manta versus ProGlide after transfemoral TAVR in CHOICE-CLOSURE Nov 06, 2021
TAVR Operators Divided on Need for Bicuspid RCT Odds of a study coming to fruition are low Nov 05, 2021
Adenosine-Free Alternative to FFR Bolstered by Longer-Term Data Physiological index boasts good 5-year results in iFR-SWEDEHEART Nov 05, 2021
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Takes Heavy Toll on Public Health Annual disability-adjusted life years analysis rarely applied to SCA, researcher says Nov 01, 2021
Head Trauma Guidelines Often Abandoned for Young Patients in the ED "There's a lot of room for improvement," researcher says Oct 29, 2021
A COVID 'Breathalyzer': Not All Hot Air? Small study found high sensitivity in a group of critically ill patients Oct 28, 2021
Look at Patient Safety Through an Equity Lens, Expert Urges Bias can play a role in various types of diagnostic errors Oct 26, 2021
Too Many TAVR Centers Are Clustered Around Well-to-Do Communities More centers not the answer to geographic, socioeconomic disparities in access? Oct 22, 2021
ACIP Streamlines Pneumococcal Vaccine Recs Also endorses recombinant zoster vaccine for immunocompromised adults Oct 20, 2021
Antibiotics Used in Dialysis Patients Linked With Sudden Cardiac Death Should floxacins stay or should they go in these patients? Oct 20, 2021