ECG-Based Algorithm Predicts Long-Term Survival After Cardiac Surgery
Findings seen among patients with left ventricular ejection fraction >35 percent undergoing valve and/or coronary bypass surgery
Pulmonary Vasculature
Strategies Compared for Ruling Out Pulmonary Embolism
Diagnostic strategies with pretest probability-dependent D-dimer thresholds have highest efficiency, highest predicted failure rate
USPSTF Still Advises Against COPD Screening for Asymptomatic Adults
Task force concludes with moderate certainty that there is no net benefit for screening asymptomatic adults for COPD.
Inhaled Treprostinil Approval Decision Delayed Over Inspection Issue
Tyvaso DPI is an investigational drug-device combination therapy that consists of a dry powder formulation of treprostinil and a small, portable, dry powder inhaler.
Predictive Performance of Validated VTE Risk Scores in Setting of Malignancy
The clinical performance of several scores to predict VTE risk in the setting of malignancy are compared in a study.
D-Dimer Level Not Useful for Ruling Out PE in COVID-19
Overall, 92.3 percent of patients had plasma D-dimer levels ≥0.05 µg/mL, including all with and 91.2 percent without, pulmonary embolism.
Physicians Less Likely to Test for PE in Setting of Dementia
Findings seen in patients with dementia presenting with clinical factors known to be predictive of pulmonary embolism risk.
Initial Triple vs Dual Oral Combination Therapy for Newly Diagnosed PAH
A study investigated the efficacy of double or triple pharmacotherapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Association Between Heart Rate and Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Researchers examined the link between baseline heart rate and pulmonary embolism outcomes across the continuum of heart rate values.
Pre Capillary Pulmonary Hypertension: Patient Characteristics and Prognosis
Is the 2018 World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension definition of pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension beneficial in clinical practice?
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