CardiacWire
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
AFib rates increased dramatically during the study period, from 4.49% in 2005-2009 to 6.82% in 2015-2019. That increase was greatest among younger patients, males, minorities, and patients with hypertension and diabetes. age, 54% women, 50% White), finding that a whopping 2M (6.8%) of them had been diagnosed with AFib.
Open Heart
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Background Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is frequently seen in association with arterial hypertension and indicates poor prognosis. Methods Population-based health surveys were performed in 2009 and 2015 and included in total 8961 individuals aged 35–75 years with recorded 12-lead ECG. to 1.75)), hypertension (3.01 (2.55
Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database from 2009 to 2020, evaluating patients who presented with stroke from ICAD and were treated with angioplasty and stenting and analyzed presenting co-morbidities and patient outcomes. There were significantly higher incidences in uncontrolled hypertension (28.2% vs 7.9%), diabetes (33.6%
Circulation
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
The study period was from February 4, 2009, to August 9, 2020. to 1.63); hypertension 1.57 (0.87 This study aimed to investigate the potential correlation between serum 5-HTP levels and the severity of coronary artery calcification (CAC) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Methods 95% CI = 2.6 to 40686.5).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 1, 2024
His medical history includes hypertension, a decade-long battle with diabetes, ischemic heart disease, a coronary bypass graft surgery ten years ago, a diagnosis of congestive heart failure for the last five years, and a prior ICD implantation five years ago.
Dr. S. Venkatesan MD
OCTOBER 2, 2024
A sudden shearing stress of intracoronary hypertensive spike can crack a 650 micron cap. 2009 Feb;202(2):491-7. Some queries for advanced readers What are the chances of a Thick cap fibro atheroma (ThCFA) getting ruptured ? 65 micron is not God prescribed cut off point. What are biological events that follow the rupture ?
All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders
APRIL 14, 2024
Tricuspid regurgitation jet velocity and pulmonary regurgitation end diastolic velocity indicating pulmonary hypertension are also taken as surrogates of left atrial pressure in the absence of pulmonary disease. 2009 Sep;17(3):86-95. L wave in echo Doppler. Indian Heart J. 2014 May-Jun;66(3):392-3. Ha J et al. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.
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