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Doctors Aim for Better Heart Failure Prevention
Early, noninvasive tests may be key, according to top heart orgs.
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Is This Fascicular Ventricular Tachycardia?
The ECG in the figure in this story was obtained from a 55-year-old man who presented for emergency care with palpitations and fatigue. His blood pressure was 80/50 mmHg at the time the tracing was recorded. Is this a case of ventricular tachycardia?
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: treating depression; the subdural risk of antithrombotics; and the health consequences of a poor diet.
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Ocrelizumab Injection (Ocrevus)
Ocrelizumab is indicated for the treatment of patients suffering from relapsing multiple sclerosis or primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
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A New Risk Score for Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation
A new, simpler score for stroke risk prediction in atrial fibrillation patients uses biomarkers to supplant many clinical variables and outperforms the CHA2DS2-VASc score in two large cohorts.
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Treating Erectile Dysfunction After Myocardial Infarction May Be Safe
In a Swedish nationwide cohort study of men < 80 years of age hospitalized for myocardial infarction, treatment for erectile dysfunction with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors resulted in lower mortality and heart failure hospitalization.
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Considering More Intensive Blood Pressure Control in the Elderly
In elderly, hypertensive patients, intensive blood pressure (BP) control (systolic BP < 140 mmHg) decreased major adverse cardiovascular events, including cardiovascular mortality and heart failure.
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Watch Out for False Claims Act Violations
Most False Claims Act cases are brought by whistleblowers who can receive up to 30% of the government’s recovery in a successful investigation under the act.
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More Details About Anti-kickback Statute
The federal anti-kickback statute (Section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act) provides criminal penalties for people or entities that knowingly and willfully offer, pay, solicit, or receive remuneration to induce or reward the referral of business reimbursable under federal healthcare programs.
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Federal Officials Ramp Up Healthcare Fraud Violation Investigations
Federal enforcement of the anti-kickback statute and other laws has increased over the past decade. In the 2016 fiscal year, the Department of Justice opened 930 new civil healthcare fraud investigations and had 1,422 civil healthcare fraud matters pending.