Joint Commission Resources, Inc. launched a new campaign this week -- the Flu Vaccination Challenge -- to increase influenza vaccination rates among hospital employees. Reuters Health Information
Heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF) are common comorbidities, but not all AF is the same. Explore how the different modes of presentation for AF affect mortality. European Heart Journal
Discover how complete heart block, due to chest trauma and ventral septal defect, was treated in a combat support hospital. Read this case report. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Patients with marked clinical fluctuation in neurologic status due to cerebral ischemia may benefit from thrombolytic therapy, researchers from Canada report in the Archives of Neurology for August. Reuters Health Information
What is the incidence of nonresponsiveness to dual-antiplatelet therapy following DES and are these patients at increased risk for thrombosis? Journal of the American College of Cardiology
The integration of unimodality evidence-based perioperative care principles into a multimodal fast-track rehabilitation program is now well documented. Annals of Surgery
Implanted cardiac devices may affect the lives of those who are terminally ill. What are the issues surrounding device deactivation? Learn more about the practices and attitudes of survey respondents. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Dr Shorr reports on the NASCENT Trial which studied VAP in patients expected to undergo mechanical ventilation who received a silver-coated endotracheal tube. Medscape Pulmonary Medicine
