According to the FDA’s safety communication, multiple factors may affect the accuracy of pulse oximeter readings, including poor circulation, skin pigmentation, skin thickness, skin temperature, current tobacco use, and use of fingernail polish.
A 12-week treatment with empagliflozin was associated with reductions in extracellular volume, estimated plasma volume, and GFR in patients with HFrEF.
February is American Heart Month, and patients who have been diagnosed with cancer are part of a group that is uniquely vulnerable to cardiovascular disease. What risk factors should these patients know about for fatal heart disease?
Transient resumption of at least 1 cycle of cardiac activity after pulselessness was observed in 14% of patients after withdrawal of life-sustaining measures.
Elevated NT-proBNP may represent a useful biomarker for the identification of individuals at high risk for CVD and mortality across the spectrum of blood and pulse pressures.
Exercise Doppler echocardiography may provide consistent assessment of right heart function and pulmonary circulation when conducted at expert centers.
Avacopan is noninferior, but not superior, to prednisone with respect to remission at week 26 for patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis.