NEJM Feature: Are too many angiograms being performed on patients w/o CAD?[Cardiovascular Business, March 11, 2010] Slightly more than one-third of patients without known disease, who underwent elective cardiac catheterization, had obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) out of nearly 400,000 patients at 663 sites, based on study findings published March 11 in the New England Journal of Medicine. However, Timothy D. Henry, MD, from Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwesten Hospital, said that when reviewing the study's data in its entirety, it appears that most practices are performing these procedures properly. Read the full story on cardiovascularbusiness.com... Sleep Foundation study: Lack of sleep affects quality of life[KARE 11 News, March 11, 2010] The 2010 edition of the National Sleep Foundation's "Sleep in America" poll found that more than three-fourths of respondents from each ethnic group agree that poor sleep is associated with health problems.
KARE 11 Reporter Jeff Olsen visited the Aspen Sleep Center at Bandana Square in St. Paul to see what a sleep study is all about, and he talked to one person who is glad he had one done. Visit allina.com/sleep for information on the Sleep Centers of Allina Hospitals & Clinics. Read the full story on kare11.com... |
