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Abstract 4113864: Hyperkalemia In Patients With Heart Failure Correlates to Worse Inpatient Outcomes

Circulation

This study evaluates the outcomes in patients admitted for HF with and without hyperkalemia.Methods:We used the Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) from 2016-2019, extracting adult patients with a primary diagnosis of HF who were admitted between January and November of each year. Survey procedures were applied using SAS 9.4.Results:We

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

mg experienced a 23% lower incidence of death from cardiovascular causes, resuscitated cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, stroke, or urgent hospitalization for angina leading to coronary revascularization in a time-to-event analysis. 2019 Sep 10;140(11):e649-e650] [published correction appears in Circulation. μ/L on 0.6

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Rate vs Rhythm Control in Atrial Fibrillation

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

But the full cohort of the CABANA trial did not show a significant reduction in the primary composite end point of death, disabling stroke, serious bleeding or cardiac arrest [7]. 2019 Apr 2;321(13):1261-1274. EAST-AFNET 4 trial had 2789 patients with early atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular conditions [8].

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Potassium 6.2 with narrow QRS: any indication for calcium?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

2] Curiously, ACLS does not include consideration of calcium in its bradycardia algorithm, which could have prevented the arrest and which along with the epi produced ROSC. HyperKalemia with Cardiac Arrest. Acute hyperkalemia in the emergency department: a summary from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes conference.