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Abstract 4139913: Obstructive sleep apnoea predicts a worse survival in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy following septal myoectomy

Circulation

In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes in oHCM patients with different severities of OSA.Method:We prospectively enrolled 330 oHCM who underwent septal myoectomy at our institution from January 2015 to December 2019. All patient underwent a standard polysomnography was performed on. vs. 52.22 ± 10.33 vs. 26.32 ± 3.00

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Barriers Underlying the Establishment and Expansion of Cardiac Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Global Cardiac Surgery

Since 2015, the field of global surgery has made great strides due to an increased understanding of the gaps therein and the importance thereof in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Cardiac surgeries have a wide range of costs between and within countries but commonly pass the $10,000 mark.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Author continued : STE in aVR is often due to left main coronary artery obstruction (OR 4.72), and is associated with in-hospital cardiovascular mortality (OR 5.58). 2015 Oct; 66(4):355-362. 2 The astute paramedic recognized this possibility and announced a CODE STEMI. Annals of Emergency Medicine. De Backer D et al.

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Pulmonary edema, with tachycardia and OMI on the ECG -- what is going on?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient was again sent home with a plan for surgical aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting to the PDA. Critical AS complicates hemodynamics of the coronary circulation including hemodynamics of collateral flow ( Wiegerinck et al Circ: Cardiovasc Interven 8(8): e002443, 2015 ).