November 2010 | Cardiovascular Business

Platelet Function Testing: Time to Get Personal

While clopidogrel is a successful antiplatelet drug for PCI patients, its ineffectiveness in certain patient subsets has recently been documented, spurring an FDA boxed warning. Testing patients platelet responsiveness or their genotype has shown success, but which tests are most effective and efficacious? Further compounding these cath lab choices, newer antiplatelet agents loom as potential game changers.

First Word: Personalized Care Extends Outward

One of the promises of the future of medicine is a greater degree of personalized care. Many would argueand they would have a casethat the future is here.

Compression-Only CPR Gets More than Lip Service

In the 2010 guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the American Heart Association (AHA) made several important changes including calling for chest compressions first before attempting rescue breathing.

Patient Monitoring Moves Beyond Hospital Walls

Patient monitoring technology is evolving to enhance immediacy, accuracy and ease of access with an added dimension of intelligenceto predict, monitor and analyze patient events over timeand flexibilityto monitor patients from other areas in the unit and even the patients home.

The ACC Corner: Linking Providers with Payors Helps Navigate Healthcare Reform

As Congress and other policymakers seek to lower costs, improve access and ensure quality in the U.S. healthcare system, there are increasing opportunities for collaboration between healthcare providers and payors.

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