Critically ill cardiovascular patients require special care in the cardiac ICU due to the unique complications that they are prone to suffer, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Best ...

Patients admitted to cardiac intensive care units often are not suffering from cardiac conditions, rather they are admitted for other conditions, such as sepsis or renal failure, according to a study ...

Addition of echocardiogram measurement of biventricular dysfunction improved the accuracy of prognosis among patients with cardiac shock (CS) in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). In patients in ...

Jason Katz, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine at UNC School of Medicine and medical director of the cardiac intensive care unit, was the lead author of a recently published manuscript in the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sharon and Abby Outlaw do not have too much in common. “The first time I worked with her, it was so weird,” Sharon said. “I’m used to being called Sharron or Mrs. Outlaw, and all of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A checklist for cardiac ICU physicians, who often treat both cardiac and noncardiac conditions, may improve ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- With the needs of advanced heart failure (HF) dwarfing the supply of skilled physicians, HF specialists and others are well-positioned to prove their value in the contemporary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recreational drug use was detected among 11% of patients admitted to cardiac ICUs. Cannabis, cocaine and MDMA ...

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is planning a $24.4 million renovation of its cardiovascular intensive care unit, according to a Press-Citizen report. The current ICU includes ...

The availability and utilization of intensive care unit (ICU) beds continues to change in the US healthcare system. [1,2] Sjoding and colleagues sought to examine changes in the composition of ...

Ray DeMonia wasn’t seeking Covid-19 treatment when he arrived at an Alabama hospital with heart problems. But the 73-year-old became an indirect victim of Covid-19 patients filling hospitals and ICU ...

The Medical City Dallas Cardiovascular ICU has been honored with the silver Beacon Award for Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. The award recognizes units that improve ...