Jin Li

TL;DR: In the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection, the less invasive nature of endovascular treatment seems to provide better in-hospital survival in patients with acute type B dissection; larger randomized trials or comprehensive registries are needed to access impact on outcomes.

TL;DR: Surgical management was still associated with significantly lower in-hospital mortality rates compared with medical management until the age of 80 years, and surgery may decrease the in- hospital mortality rate for octogenarians with type A aortic dissection.

TL;DR: The GRACE scores provided superior discrimination as compared with the TIMI UA/NSTEMI score in predicting in-hospital and 6-month mortality in UA/nSTEMI patients, although the GRACE and TIMI STEMI scores performed equally well in STEMI patients.

TL;DR: Implementation of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education residency duty-hours restrictions on an academic inpatient cardiology service was associated with improved quality of care and efficiency in patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome, and improved efficiency did not adversely impact patient outcomes, including mortality.

TL;DR: Major bleeding remains a significant complication of ACS management but has decreased significantly over time, and it is believed that this decreasing bleeding trend may be because of better identification of higher risk patients, attention to correct dosing, appropriate monitoring, and incorporation of various periprocedural strategies in routine clinical practice.