How do patients hospitalized for heart failure differ from those who are community dwelling in terms of what predicts mortality? Explore this innovative risk prediction model to learn more. Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Compared with standard sedation, use of light sedation after surgery decreased the length of patient stay in the intensive care unit. Medscape Medical News
In a randomized controlled trial of patients with septic shock, low-dose vasopressin did not reduce mortality rates vs norepinephrine. Medscape Medical News
Does this study suggest that concerns should be put aside regarding the risk of death associated with the use of DES (relative to bare-metal stents) in diabetic patients? American Heart Journal