New Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal KPNorthernCal PermanenteDoctors KP CREST Network study in Circ: CQO suggests less need for follow-up non-invasive cardiac testing for #emergencyroom patients with #chestpain but no signs of a #heartattack. #cardiology #emergencymedicine Story: ibit.ly/OG-JB

Now in European Society of Cardiology Journals from Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal KPNorthernCal PermanenteDoctors KP CREST Network: 1st #caseseries of 2 pregnant patients with acute #pulmonaryembolism treated as outpatients describes eligibility, benefits, outcomes in low-risk patients with close follow-up. Study: bit.ly/3BgGomH

CREST research on improving safety and quality of emergency care at triage by investigator Dana Sax featured in AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research Program AHRQ Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal digital.ahrq.gov/program-overvi…

A multipronged intervention to facilitate thromboprophylaxis among eligible ED patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter did not significantly increase anticoagulation initiation. ja.ma/4f9QVz0 Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal KPNorthernCal PermanenteDoctors KP CREST Network

Proud to have David Vinson of Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal KPNorthernCal PermanenteDoctors KP CREST Network as co-author on this important study!

New! 1 in 5 #pregnant patients thought to have #pulmonaryembolism initially declined advanced imaging in study led by Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal KPNorthernCal PermanenteDoctors KP CREST Network now in Wiley Clinical and Health Academic Emergency Medicine with invited commentary. Read more: bit.ly/4arvKqy

Preemptive #anticoagulation rare (<1%) in KPNorthernCal community medical centers during #pulmonaryembolism diagnosis in #pregnant patients, finds new study led by Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal KPNorthernCal PermanenteDoctors @CREST1 now in RPTH Study: bit.ly/4hDRbXR

Preemptive anticoagulation during antenatal pulmonary embolism diagnostics in a community setting: retrospective cohort study - Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis rpthjournal.org/article/S2475-…

From CREST researchers David Vinson and Scott Casey: “Criteria for home treatment of patients with acute pulmonary embolism: an international Delphi consensus study” Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal Scott Casey sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Don't miss this great AMA Update interview with Dana Sax! Learn about her Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal KPNorthernCal PermanenteDoctors research using #AI to improve care for #heartfailure patients in the emergency department. Video: bit.ly/42M7n4V Podcast: bit.ly/3YYVDJS

New JACC Journals #HeartFailure study validates real-time #emergencydepartment risk tool developed by Dana Sax & Mary Reed & Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal KPNorthernCal PermanenteDoctors colleagues to predict risk, identify low-risk patients who do not need to be hospitalized. Story: bit.ly/3GPBpME

First-of-a-kind study in Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology by Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal KPNorthernCal PermanenteDoctors describes experiences of people with #atrialfibrillation whose flare-ups are triggered by cold foods & drinks, a phenomenon called “cold drink heart.” #AFib #colddrinkheart Story: bit.ly/4jOeyyM

Cold drinks may trigger AFib—dubbed ‘Cold Drink Heart.’ In a first-of-a-kind survey study, 100+ respondents reported the link. Most said doctors dismissed it, despite many finding relief with cold drink avoidance. Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal #AFib #ColdDrinkHeart …visionofresearch.kaiserpermanente.org/cold-drinks-tr…

📌 Cold ❄️ drink 🍺 food 🐠 triggered AF 👉 Avoidance of cold ingestion is highly effective to prevent AF recurrences (86%) #afib #EPeeps #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter The Heart Prash Sanders Dominik Linz Jason Andrade Diego Segura-Rodríguez Hany Ragy Yolanda Abreu H. Prof Dhiraj Gupta

Cold Drink Heart: Featured in Everyday Health, KRON4 News, and other outlets, this study surveyed patients who reported episodes of atrial fibrillation triggered by cold drinks or foods. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jc…

🚀New in Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 🎓"Characterizing Patients With Cold Drink-Triggered Atrial Fibrillation" by KP CREST Network 🥤 Cold drinks may trigger atrial fibrillation ('Cold Drink Heart'). In the only survey to date, 100+ respondents described this association onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jc…

Going to #ACEP25 in SLC? Don't miss the Sunday morning talk by our emergency physician/researcher Dana Sax, who will talk about safety and operational impacts of undertriage in the ED. 11 a.m. Sept. 7 in the Research Forum Exhibit Hall Room 1.

Congrats to our researcher Dana Sax, MD, MPH, who received Best Overall Abstract at #ACEP25. She presented on her work around improving triage in the emergency department, focusing on safety and operational impacts of undertriage. KPNorthernCal PermanenteDoctors TPMG Physician Careers

All KPNC emergency departments can now access STRIDE-HF. This risk tool helps physicians identify which heart failure patients are at low risk and may be safely treated outside the hospital — and which require admission. Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal thebusinessjournal.com/kaiser-hospita…

New study shows community-based clinicians prefer CT over VQ to evaluate for possible pulmonary embolism in pregnancy even though rates of CT indeterminacy were high and follow-up imaging within 48 hrs of indeterminate results was uncommon ⁦⁦Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ac…