A Medicare analysis looking at 30-day mortality between hospitals offering PCI and those that don't hints that policy-makers looking to regionalize AMI care need to take into account what works and what doesn't at a local level.
Heartwire
A new IVUS study has found that although the metabolic syndrome is associated with accelerated plaque progression, this can be attributed to its individual component risk factors rather than the syndrome itself.
Heartwire
Nurse staffing levels, weekend admission, and seasonal influenza are also factors.
Medscape Medical News
The surprising finding is calling current practice into question.
Medscape Medical News
Can routine blood count variables be predicators of mortality from coronary heart disease? This long-term study examines the evidence.
International Journal of Epidemiology
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