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Urgent Need to Develop Best Practices to Advance Use of AI in Cardiovascular Care

DAIC

The new scientific statement, “Use of Artificial Intelligence in Improving Outcomes in Heart Disease,” comes amid intense attention on AI as a way to improve cardiovascular disease prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment.

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Lessons learnt from HF coding in primary care. What might best practice look like?

The British Journal of Cardiology

By rectifying these coding discrepancies, we can enhance patient care, minimise potential oversights, and ultimately improve outcomes for individuals living with HF.

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Best practices for vascular arterial access and closure: a contemporary guide for the cardiac catheterization laboratory

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

With an increasing recognition of the potential merits to standardized approaches to vascular access and closure, cardiovascular societies have put forth recommendations around best practices for performing these procedures in the cardiac catheterization laboratories.

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Protocol‐Driven Best Practices and Cardiogenic Shock Survival in Asian Patients

Journal of the American Heart Association

in successive one thirds, P1, P2, and P3 of patients), paralleling a similar trend in achievement of best practices. Patients achieving all 3 best practices significantly increased from 35.1% (P1) to 52.8% (P3) (P=0.026). Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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Study reports 'excellent' outcomes for patients receiving optimized treatment for atrial fibrillation

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

In a study published in Heart Rhythm, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, analyzed real-world clinical data to measure the impact of evidence-based best-practices on patient outcomes for the most common AF procedure: radiofrequency (RF)-based ablation.

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The Business of Heart Health: Best Practices for Managing a Small Cardiology Clinic Efficiently and Profitably

GEMMS

Improved Medical Outcomes Enhanced Patient Care : Using advanced medical practices and technologies to improve patient outcomes. Continuous Learning : Keeping up with the latest in cardiology to offer the best treatments and services. This allows them to focus more on what they do best-providing high-quality patient care.

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Identifying Best Practices for Improving the Evaluation and Management of Stroke in Rural Lower-Resourced Settings: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Stroke Journal

Considerable variation exists in the delivery of acute stroke care and stroke outcomes across settings and population groups. These sites also tend to serve populations in rural areas who experience disparities in care and outcomes. Stroke, Ahead of Print.