Cardiovascular Outcomes in Black vs White Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Cardiovascular outcomes were found to be worse among Black vs White pregnant and postpartum women.
Cardiovascular outcomes were found to be worse among Black vs White pregnant and postpartum women.
Anticoagulants, antiplatelets, and thrombolytics for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of venous and arterial thrombosis.
The surgical management of patients with massive pulmonary embolism and high-risk submassive PE was found to be safe and highly effective for achieving right ventricular recovery.
Limited tablet cardiac ultrasound was found to represent an effective alternative to standard platform imaging for the screening of COVID-19-related cardiac conditions.
Treatment with statins was found to reduce the risk for disease recurrence in patients with venous thromboembolism.
In patients with abnormal vital signs presenting to the emergency department who are suspected of having a pulmonary embolism, a negative focused cardiac ultrasound examination may be associated with reduced odds of a pulmonary embolism diagnosis.
Current guidelines recommend 5 weeks of postoperative prophylactic anticoagulation, but a new study suggests the duration of this treatment ought to be extended.
The postoperative risk for pulmonary embolism extends more than six weeks for six types of surgery.
In guidelines developed by the European Society of Cardiology, in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society, updated recommendations are presented for the management of patients with acute pulmonary embolism.
Patients who received thrombolysis during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with confirmed pulmonary embolism had significantly higher 30-day survival rates vs patients who did not receive thrombolysis.