Search Tag: cardiac patients
Cardiac-patients-receive-comparable-outpatient-care
2015 15 Oct
According to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, patients with coronary artery disease, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation receive comparable outpatient care from physicians and advanced practice providers, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. However, the study shows that all clinicians fell short...Read more
Three-criteria-can-identify-out-of-hospital-cardiac-patients-for-potential-organ-donation
2016 27 Sep
Three objective criteria could identify out-of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients with zero chance of survival, who can be considered for organ donation. Prof. Xavier Jouven, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris, and colleagues, analysed data from two registries and a clinical trial, and found that there is essentially no chance...Read more