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In Memoriam: Prolific Philanthropist Ann Lurie, Namesake of the Ann and Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

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Ann’s experience as a pediatric critical care nurse at the former Children’s Memorial Hospital inspired her to make an unprecedented gift of $100 Million in 2007 that helped to build our beautiful Streeterville hospital. She then became a Hospital Board Senior Director in 2010.

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The Evolving Computed Tomography Market

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It reported the rate of CCTA exams by radiologists in hospital outpatient departments increased markedly from 2010 to 2019. Data was pulled from 2010–2019 Physician/Supplier Procedure Summary (PSPS) files obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website. Reeves, MD, Ethan J. Halpern, MD, and Vijay M.

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A young lady with wide complex tachycardia. My first time actually making this diagnosis de novo in real life in the ED!

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Despite otherwise normal vital signs, she was appropriately triaged to the critical care area of the ED. She denied chest pain and denied feeling any palpitations, even during her triage ECG: What do you think? The diagnosis is not easy (see below). J Electrocardiol, 42 (2009), pp.

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A "normal ECG" on a busy night

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We brought the patient into one of our critical care rooms and immediately got more history while recording this repeat ECG: The STE in I has greatly diminished or entirely disappeared. Let's zoom in on I and aVL: Lead I (top panel) has less than 1mm of STE. aVL is also less dramatic but still abnormal. From AM et al. Pride et al.

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A young woman in her early 20s with syncope

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While calling for some help and arranging to have her transported to our critical care zone, I got this quick ultrasound which confirmed my suspicion: This quick view was all I was able to obtain in the circumstances. The cardiac monitor showed sinus rhythm but the automatic blood pressure cuff was not reading.

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Published Research

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Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The Society (..)

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori 1 Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion 2 Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The (..)