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News from EHRA 2024: International Experts Agree on Standards for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

DAIC

Compared to their peers without the condition, people with atrial fibrillation are twice as likely to be admitted to hospital, five times more likely to have a stroke, three times more likely to develop heart failure, and twice as likely to die prematurely.4 Prolonged anticoagulation may be required depending on the risk of blood clots.

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Rise of COVID's JN.1 Sub variant Cases in India in 2023

Wellnest

Yes, COVID-19 symptoms can resemble a heart attack, including chest pain, shortness of breath, and changes in echocardiogram or EKG. However, angiograms often reveal no major blockage in the heart’s blood vessels, indicating a different mechanism. Myocarditis symptoms can also mimic a heart attack, and small blood clots may cause pain.

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Abstract 164: Chronic Total Occlusion of the Bilateral Internal Carotid Arteries, Vertebral Arteries and Basilar Artery

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Remaining work‐up including A1c, LDL, urine drug screen, EKG, transthoracic echocardiogram, and telemetry was unrevealing other than for an LDL of 152. Routine EEG showed moderate generalized showing.

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Comprehending the Dreadful Impacts of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Treatments

SoftCath

Are there effective cardiovascular treatment reporting software available within the hospitals? MedicalNewsToday reported that people suffering from Covid-19 infection might develop blood clots in various arteries of their bodies which can cause improper circulation of blood.

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Cryptogenic Stroke

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

In Ischaemic strokes, there is some sort of blockage either in the major vessels that take the blood (this is called large vessel atherosclerosis) to the brain or even in the smaller vessels (called small vessel occlusion). All patients should have a 12 lead ECG and be put on a 24 hour heart monitor whilst in hospital.

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The three things that can go wrong with the heart

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

With this test, an echocardiogram is done at rest to study the pumping ability of the heart. When this happens, the body treats it as a fresh wound and a blood clot forms around it which inadvertently also has the effect of blocking the whole blood vessel, leading to a sudden heart attack.

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