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Digital health app may improve self-care after acute HF hospitalization
Compared with the usual care alone, a mobile app intervention plus the usual care may improve HF quality of care by improving patients’ own self-care after hospitalization for acute HF, a speaker reported.
Chronic total occlusion PCI in Latin America often successful despite limited resources
Chronic total occlusion PCI performed in Latin America is primarily done for angina relief, had a success rate of more than 80% and conferred low incidence of MACE, despite resources that are limited compared with other regions, according to an analysis published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.
Hospital-based palliative care may reduce ICU use
The implementation of hospital-based palliative care services was associated with a modest decrease in ICU use during terminal hospitalizations in New York, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Majority of counties in the US have no child psychiatrists
Although the number of child psychiatrists in the United States increased 21.3% from 2007 to 2016, 70% of U.S. counties had no child psychiatrists during this period, according to results of a retrospective time-series analysis published in Pediatrics.