European Journal of Heart Failure

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Effects of sacubitril/valsartan with or without background beta-blocker therapy in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction from PARADIGM-HF.

Heart Failure 76

Heart Failure Defibrillator Hospital Pulmonary 76

HeartRhythm

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Over the past years, patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) have experienced numerous improvements in different treatment modalities consisting of a mixture of surgical procedures, transcatheter interventions including ablation therapy, and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation procedures.

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Defibrillator Tachycardia Pulmonary Ablation 40

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JULY 17, 2024

Join us as we examine the landmark approvals that are revolutionizing patient outcomes. Clinical Trial Results: Aprocitentan reduced and maintained lower BP levels over time, both in SiSBP and SiDBP. BP-lowering effects were consistent across different demographic and clinical subgroups.

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Tricuspid Open-Heart Surgery Kidney Disease Pediatrics 59

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

She was successfully revived after several rounds of ACLS including defibrillation and amiodarone. Conduction and refractoriness alternans may be seen with WPW-related as well as AV Nodal-dependent reentr y tachycardias — atrial fibrillation — acute pulmonary embolus — myocardial contusion — and severe LV dysfunction.

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Tachycardia Cardiac Arrest ICU Blog 130

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Today's case reminds us of the intuitive logic that if a patient has a shockable arrest ( ie, VFib ) — and following successful defibrillation shows evidence of acute OMI ( even if STEMI criteria are not necessarily fulfilled ) — that such patients have much to gain from immediate cath with PCI. (

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Cardiac Arrest STEMI Ischemia SCAD 109

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

It was reportedly a PEA arrest; there was no recorded V Fib and no defibrillation. The morphology of V2-V4 is very specific in my experience for acute right heart strain (which has many potential etiologies, but none more common and important in EM than acute pulmonary embolism). CT angiogram showed extensive saddle pulmonary embolism.

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Cardiac Arrest Chest Pain Embolism Pulmonary 52

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Oral anticoagulation also reduced a composite of cardiovascular death, all-cause stroke, peripheral arterial embolism, myocardial infarction or pulmonary embolism (RR 0.85, 95% CI 0.73-1.00, We used random-effects models for meta-analysis and rated the quality of evidence using the GRADE framework. 1.00, I2=0%; moderate-quality evidence).

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Atrial Fibrillation Strokes Stroke Embolism 40

European Journal of Heart Failure

JANUARY 20, 2025

AF, atrial fibrillation; AKI, acute kidney injury; AUC, area under the curve; CAD, coronary artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; CV, cardiovascular; DM, diabetes mellitus; DT, decision tree; HF, heart failure; KNN, (..)

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Heart Failure Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Infarction Kidney Disease 40

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MARCH 20, 2024

Thrombus can sometimes occur when there is a central venous catheter or a multiple pacemaker or defibrillator leads there that can cause thrombus formation. Right atrial hypertrophy as in tricuspid stenosis, pulmonary stenosis and pulmonary hypertension. But in a VSD with pulmonary hypertension A wave is not prominent.

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Tricuspid Pericarditis VSD Heart Failure 52

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

OCTOBER 25, 2023

CASTLE-AF randomized 363 patients with atrial fibrillation and left ventricular ejection fraction of 35% or less, NYHA class II-IV heart failure and having an implanted defibrillator to either catheter ablation or medical therapy with rate or rhythm control [5]. Among the subjects of CABANA trial 35% had NYHA class above II at baseline.

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Atrial Fibrillation Heart Failure Ablation Cardiac Arrest 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2016

Bedside ultrasound showed no effusion and moderately decreased LV function, with B-lines of pulmonary edema. At cath, he immediately had incessant Torsades de Pointes requiring defibrillation 7 times and requiring placement of a transvenous pacer for overdrive pacing at a rate of 80. He appeared to be in shock.

STEMI 52

STEMI Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Arrest Arrhythmia 52

Wellnest

JULY 19, 2023

These issues can only be addressed in an ICCU (Intensive Coronary Care Unit) setting, where temporary pacemakers and defibrillators are available. Therefore, seeking early admission to the ICCU is the initial step toward addressing such problems.

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Heart attacks Heart Attack Blood Pressure Myocardial Infarction 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

she had severe pulmonary edema. This is the etiology of the blood from her nose and mouth (frothy bloody pulmonary edema) This is what frothy bloody pulmonary edema looks like. Subarachnoid hemorrhage causes extreme central catecholamine output, resulting in stress cardiomyopathy, just like takotsubo. From this site.

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STEMI Hemorrhage Cardiac Arrest Tachycardia 88

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 9, 2025

We rapidly defibrillated her, and with return of normal sinus rhythm. Several minutes later the patient developed V-fib again > 200J defibrillation with return to NSR. Rapid sequence intubation was performed for airway protection in setting of recurrent V-fib and defibrillations. Chest X-ray also showed pulmonary edema.

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Defibrillator Cardiac Arrest Myocardial Infarction STEMI 61

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

Second , when you have a rhythm problem, you are likely to be able to fix the problem with electricity (cardioversion, defibrillation, pacing). Clinically this means that as long as the patient remains hemodynamically stable We can continue with treatment of her acute pulmonary condition. What happens in ECG #3 ?

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Tachycardia Dysrhythmia ICU Pulmonary 95