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CareDx Launches Two Expanded Indications for AlloSure Testing Services

DAIC

Both indications are approved by the New York State Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program, demonstrating that AlloSure has met the most rigorous validation standards for laboratory developed tests (LDTs). 2021 Sep;21 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):17-59. Clin Transplant. 2023 May;37(5):e14933. doi: 10.1111/ctr.14933. Am J Transplant.

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MIRACLE2 score validation for neuroprognostication after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a district general hospital experience

Open Heart

Material and methods This is a retrospective analysis of the patients with OHCA and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in the community who attended the cardiac catheter laboratory in a DGH between 1 September 2021 and 25 September 2023. Patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale of 15/15 after ROSC were excluded.

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Predictors of Early Death in Patients With Wild‐Type Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis

Journal of the American Heart Association

We analyzed the clinical, laboratory and instrumental features of 691 consecutive wildtype transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis patients diagnosed between 2006 and 2021. We used the Eastern Cooperative Oncology GroupPerformance Status as a simple scoring of frailty. Median followup was 43 months, and 367 patients (53%) died.

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Expert human ECG interpretation and/or the Queen of Hearts could have saved this patient's anterior wall

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This is a re-post of an excellent case from 2021. The patient's laboratory studies revealed troponin mildly elevated at 25 ng/L but liver enzymes, lipase were normal. See it again now, along with our new Queen of Hearts functionality. We've come a long way in 2 years! And the pace only quickens. He called EMS who brought him to the ED.

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Optimal postoperative delirium prediction after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a prospective cohort study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Methods This prospective cohort study enrolled patients undergoing OPCABG surgery between December 2020 and May 2021 in Qilu Hospital. The general, laboratory, and clinical data of the patients were recorded and collected.

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Abstract 64: Optimized Transient Ischemic Attack Management Workflow Improves Administrative and Cost Efficiency

Stroke Journal

We conducted a retrospective cost-efficacy analysis, contrasting two phases: pre-implementation (standard ED-to-hospital admission TIA workflow from May 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020) and post-implementation (ED-to- outpatient TIA workflow from May 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021).

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Hospital Variability in the Use of Vasoactive Agents in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure for Clinical Phenotypes

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

Clinical phenotypes, that is, pulmonary congestion or tissue hypoperfusion, were defined through a comprehensive assessment of clinical signs and symptoms, vital signs, and laboratory findings. in 2021 (Ptrend<0.001). in 2021 or the proportion of phenotype-based utilization. female), 88.6% in 2013 to 48.6% to 77.8%.