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Abstract 4113864: Hyperkalemia In Patients With Heart Failure Correlates to Worse Inpatient Outcomes

Circulation

Background:Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of hospitalizations in the States. Results:We included 4,454,273 weighted hospitalizations due to HF for which 380,446 patients (8.5%) had a concurrent diagnosis of hyperkalemia. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4113864-A4113864, November 12, 2024.

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Abstract 4146863: Efficacy of Hydralazine-Isosorbide-Dinitrate and Sodium-glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Reducing Short-Term Readmission in African Americans with Advanced Heart Failure

Circulation

Data was obtained from the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) enterprise-wide database from January 2020 to September 2023 using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM).

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STEMI with Life-Threatening Hypokalemia and Incessant Torsades de Pointes

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He also had a history of chronic kidney disease, stage III. Angio had shown some acute disease in the saphenous vein graft to the posterior descending artery off of the RCA. If cardiac arrest from hypokalemia is imminent (i.e., The mean serum potassium level was lower after resuscitation from cardiac arrest (3.6

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Rate vs Rhythm Control in Atrial Fibrillation

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

The study documented that catheter ablation for AF in patients with heart failure was associated with a significantly lower rate of a composite endpoint of death from any cause or hospitalization for worsening heart failure, than medical therapy. 2019 Apr 2;321(13):1261-1274. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.0693. PMID: 30874766; PMCID: PMC6450284.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2 1,2 ASCVD causes or contributes to conditions that include coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease (inclusive of aortic aneurysm).3

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Potassium 6.2 with narrow QRS: any indication for calcium?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

They presented to a hospital clinic for routine paracentesis, after which they developed nausea and syncope attributed to a vasovagal episode from the procedure. 2] Curiously, ACLS does not include consideration of calcium in its bradycardia algorithm, which could have prevented the arrest and which along with the epi produced ROSC.