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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

DAIC

24 will focus on the following three current guideline updates: American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines 2023 Atrial Fibrillation Guideline - Pharmacology II: Strokes vs. Bleeds, What Do the Guidelines Tell Us About Practical Management in A-fib? The Guidelines Sessions at ACC.24

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A Relatively Narrow Complex Tachycardia at a Rate of 180.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Be ready to give nitroprusside if the blood pressure does go unacceptably high [ unopposed alpha in possible cocaine overdose is an overblown concern: see discussion below] Fourth , if it is AV nodal re-entrant tachycardia, sometimes a dose of 18 mg of adenosine is necessary. Marcus, G. Only beta-2 blockade (e.g., Hollander, J.

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A woman in her 20s with syncope

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Given her reported chest pain, shortness of breath, and syncope, an ECG was quickly obtained: What do you think? Pericardial tamponade is also associated with pulsus paradoxus which is an abnormally large drop in systolic blood pressure greater than 10 mmHg during inspiration.

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Association of Depression and Poor Mental Health With Cardiometabolic Disease in Women 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Results revealed that women are twice as likely to exhibit myocardial ischemia in response to mental stress compared to traditional stressors like exercise or pharmacologic stress. Combining behavioral and pharmacological treatment is most effective. Moreover, women under 50 years old are four times more likely to experience MSIMI.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

It was edited by Smith CASE : A 52-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and COPD summoned EMS with complaints of chest pain, weakness and nausea. The initial blood pressure was 80/palp with a heart rate of 104, respirations 20, oxygen saturations of 94% and a finger stick blood glucose of 268.