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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. Only beta-2 blockade (e.g., de Lemos, J. Gibler, W.

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

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. In addition, the patient received 750 mL of fluid resuscitation with transient improvement of blood pressure.

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7 Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Risk Even If You Already Have Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Primary prevention is the management of the risk factors, e.g. high blood pressure, early in life to prevent complications of the condition, i.e. coronary artery disease. Blood Pressure Control High blood pressure is the risk factor associated with the greatest number of deaths worldwide. J Am Heart Assoc.

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

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Major findings from the INTERHEART study reveal that stress is more common among cases of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) compared to controls. 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.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

3 Patients with ASCVD are at a higher risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cardiovascular (CV) death.4 Therapeutic potential of colchicine in cardiovascular medicine: a pharmacological review. 4 In the U.S. 12 Importantly, colchicine, 0.5

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Expert Perspective: The Obesity Paradox with Salvatore Carbone, PhD

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

17] Glycemic improvement alone, however, has not been associated with improved risk of macrovascular diabetes complications, such as myocardial infarction, stroke and heart failure. So, if a patient is concerned about their weight or blood pressure, treatment needs to be individualized accordingly. [26] Diabetes Care 42.Supplement

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