Top AANP 2022 Sessions
Our Roving Reporter shares her top 5 picks of oral sessions at the 2022 American Association of Nurse Practitioners national conference.
Our Roving Reporter shares her top 5 picks of oral sessions at the 2022 American Association of Nurse Practitioners national conference.
One of the researchers’ goals was to investigate the association between newly detected disturbances of glucose metabolism and long-term prognosis after AMI.
A reduced dose of prasugrel compared with the standard dose of ticagrelor was associated with maintained anti-ischemic efficacy and safety in elderly or low-weight patients with acute coronary syndrome.
A 75-year-old man with 10-pack-year smoking history, hypertension, and mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presents to your office concerned because several of his friends have recently passed away from “heart attacks.” He states that he quit smoking approximately 7 years ago. His physical exam is within normal limits. He has no history of prior cardiac…
Greater scrutiny is needed in evaluating high sensitivity cardiac troponin I levels for the purpose of excluding or diagnosing acute myocardial infarction.
Patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome or acute decompensated heart failure who are prescribed opioid medication at discharge may be less likely to resort to planned healthcare use.
Alirocumab significantly decreased severe cardiovascular risks in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Low-risk acute coronary syndrome patients may require fewer referrals for invasive coronary angiography if they had initial noninvasive testing such as stress echocardiography or cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
Same-day discharge after percutaneous coronary intervention for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes was not predictive of 30-day readmission, death, or bleeding.
The use of a decision aid in patients at risk of acute coronary syndrome increased patient knowledge about their risk.