Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 3, 2022

Cardiology noted there was no STEMI criteria and the first troponin was in the normal range (25ng/L, with normal <26), so alternate diagnoses were considered and the patient was sent for CT to rule out aortic dissection. Prospective validation of current quantitative electrocardiographic criteria for ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Smith , d and Muzaffer Değertekin a DIFOCCULT: DIagnostic accuracy oF electrocardiogram for acute coronary OCClUsion resuLTing in myocardial infarction. As his pain was very severe, emergency physicians concerned of aortic dissection and ordered a thoracic CT scan. 2021 Sep;49(6):488-500. References 1. doi: 10.5543/tkda.2021.21026.

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DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

1,2 ASCVD causes or contributes to conditions that include coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease (inclusive of aortic aneurysm).3 2021 Apr 20;77(15):1958-1959]. Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Colchicine after Myocardial Infarction. 4 In the U.S. 33,36,37 Colchicine, 0.5

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

Due to the severity of the pain and the high BP, they obtained an aortic dissection CT. Comparison of the ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) vs. NSTEMI and Occlusion MI (OMI) vs. NOMI Paradigms of Acute MI. especially since this Chest CT was done to rule out aortic dissection ). 2022.08.750 Section 5.2.2,

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DAIC

JUNE 19, 2024

A burgeoning group of vendor-neutral, software-only AI-ECG platform companies has also emerged, including Cardiologs (acquired by Philips in 2021), Cardiomatics (Poland), and Accurkardia (US), whose algorithms can interpret ECG signals from 1-3 lead ambulatory devices up to a traditional 12-lead resting ECG. Active vendors in this space (i.e.,

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Program Designations Access and Publications (A&P) 1 Participant User File (PUF) 2 Task Force on Funded Research (TFR) 3 Special Projects 4 Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Lead Author Title Publication Date William Keeling 2 National Trends in Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery October 2023 Jake (..)

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Lead Author Title Publication Date Jacob Raphael Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Pulmonary Complications: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2024 Joseph Sabik Multi-Arterial versus Single-Arterial Coronary Surgery: Ten Year Follow-up of One Million (..)

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