Medical Xpress - Cardiology

APRIL 10, 2024

During her doctoral research, Esther Maas investigated the use of new ultrasound techniques to image dangerous aortic aneurysms for patient-specific care.

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Ultrasound Aneurysm Aortic Research 40

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Inverse probability weighting was used to assess the impact of IVUS on a composite outcome of repeat aortic intervention or death. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print. Cox regression was used to estimate weighted hazard ratios.RESULTS:A total of 136 540 patients underwent TEVAR and EVAR, of which 9.8% (13 364) used IVUS.

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Ultrasound Aortic Medicaid Medicare 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 18, 2014

An intra-aortic balloon pump was placed, and the patient was taken for immediate surgical repair but did not survive. If detected early by ultrasound, the patient can be saved. Additionally , these patients have a high incidence of LV aneurysm with mural thrombus. 3) Oliva et al. (4)

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STEMI Pericarditis Myocardial Infarction Cardiogenic Shock 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

CT angiogram chest: no aortic dissection or pulmonary embolism. Repeat CT angio chest (not CT coronary, unclear what protocol) showed possible LAD aneurysm and thrombus. Beware a negative Bedside ultrasound. No further troponins were measured. Serial chest xrays: progressive bilateral pulmonary edema. Pericarditis?

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Chest Pain Aneurysm STEMI Thrombosis 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

An elderly patient with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: Formal ECG Interpretation (final read in the chart!) : "Inferior ST elevation, lead III, with reciprocal ST depression in aVL." A bedside ultrasound was done by the emergency physician, using Speckle Tracking. What do you think?

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STEMI Chest Pain Cardiac Arrest Stents 40

ECG Cases

MARCH 8, 2021

Rob Simard discusses one of the most important uses of POCUS in the ED, and that is for AAA. He reviews the literature on the accuracy of POCUS for AAA as well as demonstrates the limitations and the common pitfalls in this POCUS Cases video.

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Ultrasound Aneurysm Aortic 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Look for Vascular Etiology -- think of these while doing H and P: --Bleeding: ruptured AAA, GI bleed, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, other spontaneous bleed such as mesenteric aneurysms. Aortic Dissection, Valvular (especially Aortic Stenosis), Tamponade. heart auscultation (aortic stenosis); c. orthostatic vitals b.

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Arrhythmia Outcomes Chest Pain Risk Factors 52