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- ASCERT registry analysis considers revascularization options for patients with multivessel CAD
An analysis of patient data captured in the NCDR-STS-CMS databases and presented at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting favored bypass surgery over angioplasty at four years. Physicians point out that the study overlooked important factors in the analysis. "A major flaw in ASCERT was that it compared apples to oranges. It looked at a specific subset of very sick, older patients, and it did not take into account a variety of factors that could have affected these data," said SCAI President Dr. Christopher White in a statement. "PCI is not only a safe and effective treatment option for patients, it often is the only treatment available to patients too sick or too frail to have open heart surgery." Cardiology News (free registration)
(3/2012), The Wall Street Journal
(3/27), Chicago Sun-Times
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- CCTA can be used to evaluate risk of heart attack
Coronary CT angiography can effectively rule out the chance of heart attack in many emergency department patients who report chest pain, according to two studies reported at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting. "We have spent the past 30 years trying to find a simple test that will tell patients, right now, 'It's not your heart,'" said Dr. Judd Hollander, senior researcher on one of the studies. Researchers found the procedure cut time spent in the hospital and improved detection of heart trouble without compromising safety. The Philadelphia Inquirer
(3/29), MedPage Today (free registration)
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- Test can help identify antiplatelet risks
A simple bedside test can help determine risk factors for cardiac stent patients from antiplatelet therapy, according to a University of Ottawa study. A cheek swab test can identify the CYP2C19*2 genotype, giving practitioners additional knowledge to prevent adverse events. MedGadget.com
(3/30)
- Cardiac cocktail lowers risk of cardiac arrest and death, study finds
Patients having a heart attack who immediately received glucose/insulin/potassium solution from paramedics were 50% less likely to suffer from cardiac arrest or die compared with people treated with placebo, a study found. The solution also reduced the damage on the patients' heart tissue after the heart attack. The findings will appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association. HealthDay News
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- SCAI 2012: Key Lodging & Registration Deadlines Approaching on Friday
The SCAI 2012 Scientific Sessions are quickly approaching and so are a couple of key deadlines. SCAI's discounted room rate at the Mirage in Las Vegas ends after Friday. SCAI has arranged a terrific room rate of just $165 per night, including the daily $20 resort fee! Click here for more information and to make reservations. Friday is also the deadline to take advantage of the advance registration discount. SCAI members can save $350 off regular onsite registration by taking advantage of this discount. Register now.
- SCAI-QIT: Top-Ten Tips to Improve Your AUC Score at Your Lab
Improve your AUC scores with better communication, documentation, and coding. Share SCAI-QIT's Top-Ten Tips for Improving AUC Scores for Elective PCI with members of your cath lab team. SCAI is making it simple with the online posting of a color flier that can be downloaded, printed, and posted in the lab. SCAI will also be distributing a larger poster at SCAI 2012 in Las Vegas. Check it out.
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