IDWeek 2013: Fecal Transplantation in a Pill?
The Particulars: Studies have suggested that fecal transplantation is effective in about 90% of...
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IDWeek 2013: Antibiotics Overprescribed for Sore Throat & Bronchitis
The Particulars: Previous research indicates that only about 10% of sore throats and virtually 0%...
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IDWeek 2013
New research is being presented at IDWeek 2013—the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Disease...
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ASNC 2013: Stress Before Rest in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
The Particulars: The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has issued a goal of reducing...
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ASNC 2013: HS-SPECT Detects CAD in Obese Patients
The Particulars: Little is known about the diagnostic performance of high-speed single positron...
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ASNC 2013: Diagnosing ACS With SPECT
The Particulars: Single positron emission computed tomography (SPECT) has been shown in previous...
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ASNC 2013: Decreasing Imaging-Associated Radiation, Time, & Costs
The Particulars: Studies have suggested that myocardial perfusion imaging is a poor prognostic...
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ASNC 2013: A New Imaging Approach in ED Chest Pain Patients
The Particulars: Previous research suggests that performing single photon emission computed...
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ASNC 2013: Older Age & Need for Imaging
The Particulars: Previous studies indicate that achieving 10 metabolic equivalents of task (METS)...
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ASNC 2013: Incidental SPECT/CT Findings Enhance Care
The Particulars: Data are lacking on whether incidental findings for cardiac single photon...
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ASNC 2013: Prone Position Adds to SPECT MPI
The Particulars: Single photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT...
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HFSA 2013: Medication Management in Heart Failure
The Particulars: Previous analyses suggest that there is a high prevalence of medication...
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#HFSA 2013: Predicting HF Readmissions
The Particulars: Published research has suggested that there are several predictors of readmission...
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HFSA 2013: Sleep-Disordered Breathing & Mortality in HF
The Particulars: Previous studies have indicated that sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is one of...
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HFSA 2013: HF Early Alert System Cuts 30-Day Readmissions
The Particulars: Data indicate that 30-day readmission rates for patients with heart failure (HF)...
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HFSA 2013: HF Patients With Diabetes Benefit From LVADs
The Particulars: Anecdotal evidence suggests that blood sugar control improves in patients with HF...
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ICAAC 2013: A Closer Look at UTIs
The Particulars: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most prevalent hospital admission...
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ICAAC 2013: Achieving Antiretroviral Therapy Compliance
The Particulars: Compliance with antiretroviral therapy (ART) is critical to optimizing outcomes...
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