Study Finds Substantial Decrease in Use of Cardiac Imaging Procedure
Main Points: There has been a sharp decline since 2006 in the use of nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI; an
Read moreMain Points: There has been a sharp decline since 2006 in the use of nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI; an
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Read moreMain Points: Among patients with the condition known as Barrett esophagus, treatment of abnormal cells with radiofrequency ablation (use of
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Read moreMain Points: Chicago – Critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation had a higher prevalence of prior psychiatric diagnoses and an
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Read moreMain Points: Chicago – In critically ill patients in Australia and New Zealand with severe sepsis or septic shock, there
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