Among patients with COPD who experienced an exacerbation, the risk for cardiovascular events was highest in the following 2 weeks and stayed elevated more than 1 year after, according to study results ...

including diagnostic criteria and management of acute exacerbation of CB (AECB) in the elderly patient.

Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) present with non-specific symptoms, but are common in primary care. Most patients are not diagnosed with HFpEF until they develop ...

The study was performed in a 520-bed, general medical–surgical hospital, using subjects participating in a study of the relationship between biomarkers and microbiologic diagnoses (to be ...