The results of a retrospective study published in Resuscitation suggest that post-resuscitation interventions are less aggressive following in-hospital cardiac arrest for patients with cancer compared with individuals without a history of cancer. Although there is evidence that the clinical outcomes of patients experiencing in-hospital cardiac arrest, as well as of patients with cancer in general,…
Cancer death rates decreased from 1999 to 2017; heart disease deaths dropped to 2011 and then increased.
Race/ethnicity, age, hypertension, obesity are key risk factors for CVD-related maternal mortality.
Test has been underused and represents less than 1% of stress tests, study authors say.
Those with positive AI screen 4 times more likely to develop future ventricular dysfunction.
Greatest shift to cancer as leading cause of death seen in highest-income counties in United States.
Children with congenital heart disease presenting to ED at increased risk for morbidity, mortality.
New classification system intended to capture complexity of anatomy and physiology of ACHD.
Kidneys of neonates with left heart obstruction consistently found to be larger than normal.
The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association developed updated guidelines on the evaluation, management, and monitoring of adults with congenital heart disease.
