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Abelacimab Stops Bleeding, But Stroke Impact Uncertain

CardiacWire

Fully published results from Athos Therapeutics AZALEA-TIMI 71 trial for its novel Factor XI inhibitor abelacimab, confirming the drugs lower bleeding risks, but leaving researchers uncertain about its ability to prevent stroke in AFib patients. year follow-up.

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Avocados for the Heart; Cardiology's Sad State; CBD for Pulmonary Hypertension?

Heart 2023 Conference

(Harvard University Heart Letter) A clinical polygenic risk score test for diseases ranging from atrial fibrillation (AFib) to breast cancer was piloted by scientists.

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ECG Blog #366 — Diltiazem didn't work.

Ken Grauer, MD

As a result, in order to differentiate MAT from the much more commonly encountered irregularly irregular rhythm ( which is AFib ) — we need to be certain we are seeing multiple different P wave morphologies that are constantly changing. Clinically , the importance of recognizing MAT — is that treatment is different than the treatment of AFib.

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Abstract 117: Digitally Subtracted Angiogram & Biopsy Negative Recurrent Spontaneous Bilateral Anterior Cerebral Artery Territory Intracranial Hemorrhage

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

The patient’s inpatient course was complicated by new onset Afib with RVR and asymptomatic DVT with PE, however no etiology of coagulopathy was detected. Pathology from the clot revealed blood vessels of multiple sizes consistent with meningeal vessels or underlying AVM/AVF. A 6‐vessel cerebral angiogram as unremarkable.

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A man in his 30s with cardiac arrest and STE on the post-ROSC ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

As in all ischemia interpretations with OMI findings, the findings can be due to type 1 AMI (example: acute coronary plaque rupture and thrombosis) or type 2 AMI (with or without fixed CAD, with severe regional supply/demand mismatch essentially equaling zero blood flow). The rhythm is rapid AFib. Otherwise ( as noted by Drs.

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90 year old with acute chest and epigastric pain, and diffuse ST depression with reciprocal STE in aVR: activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

With the history of Afib, CTA abdomen was ordered to r/o mesenteric ischemia vs ischemic colitis vs small bowel obstruction. Widespread ST-depression with reciprocal aVR ST-elevation can be cause by: Heart rate related: tachyarrhythmia (e.g., See this case: what do you think the echocardiogram shows in this case?