Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 20, 2023

years of follow‐up, 385 incident CVD events (159 coronary heart disease and 226 stroke) were documented. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to calculate multivariable‐adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% CIs for incident CVD and its subtypes according to the degree of CCA stenosis. During the median 14.2 years

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Circulation

AUGUST 12, 2024

Pathogeneses include connective tissue disorders, smooth muscle contraction disorders, and congenital heart disease, including bicuspid aortic valve, among others. The American Heart Association has published guidelines for diagnosis and management of thoracic aortic disease.

Pediatrics 81

Pediatrics Congenital Heart Disease Aortic valve Bicuspid/Mitral 81

Heart BMJ

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Objective This study assessed the long-term effects of triple therapy with prostanoids on patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease (PAH-CHD), as there is limited information on the safety and efficacy of this treatment approach.

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ADN Center of Excellence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Cardiology Subspecializations such as interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, or cardiovascular imaging focus on treating heart diseases with precision and innovation. From document submission to placement in high-volume centers, our streamlined process ensures a seamless experience. Here are a few examples: 1.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. BackgroundGaps in care (GIC) are common for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and can lead to worsening clinical status, unplanned hospitalization, and mortality. Understanding of how social determinants of health (SDOH) contribute to GIC in CHD is incomplete.

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Heart 2023 Conference

APRIL 29, 2022

Eating fruit each day can decrease the hazard of coronary heart disorder via way of means of as much as 40%, new studies suggest. The researchers discovered that in comparison to folks that by no means devour fruit, individuals who devour fruit each day reduce their coronary heart disorder hazard via way of means by 25% to 40%.

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GEMMS

JUNE 25, 2024

However, heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, making early detection and proactive management essential. Heart disease affects millions of women globally. In the United States alone, nearly one in five women die from heart disease each year.

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DAIC

JUNE 28, 2024

Heart disease is the leading killer annually — about 18 million deaths per year — and that number is growing. A large proportion is the result of calcification,” said study leader Bruce Fouke , a U. professor of earth science and environmental change and director of the Roy J.

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Aortic valve Aortic Document Research 105

Heart BMJ

JUNE 17, 2024

The overall incidence of arrhythmia documented in pregnancy is reported to be in the range of 0.03%–0.5% of pregnancies, 1 making this one of the most common cardiac complications of pregnancy, in women with and without structural heart disease. 2–4.

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DAIC

JANUARY 29, 2024

Cardiac Surgery after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Trends and Outcomes The researchers set out to document trends and outcomes in cardiac surgery following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a topic gaining importance as reports of subsequent cardiac operations and early TAVR explantations increase.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 5, 2024

A 28-year-old man with recurrent palpitations and no structural heart disease presented with a documented wide QRS complex tachycardia (WCT). He had a history of slow pathway ablation for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia three months ago.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

There is fragmentation ( especially of the S wave in inferior leads — and in the R wave irregularities in leads V3,V4,V5 ) — which is consistent with this patient's severe underlying heart disease.

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Chest Pain STEMI Cardiogenic Shock Heart Failure 121

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Please check from this list , a good document on ASD device implantation from Poland Source : Grygier M, S. Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect: a consensus document of the joint group of experts from the Association of Cardiovascular Interventions and the Grown-Up Congenital Heart Disease Section of the Polish Cardiac Society.

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Congenital Heart Disease Document Cardiovascular Interventions Congenital 52

Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 27, 2025

During a median followup of 12.75 (interquartile range, 12.0313.48) years, 7143 (1.9%) incident stroke cases were documented. We identified participants at high probability of advanced liver fibrosis using the Fibrosis4 index >2.67 or aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index 1.0. years; 44.6% at baseline.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

JANUARY 14, 2024

Right Heart Catheterization in Tetralogy of Fallot With the availability of high resolution echocardiographic images and Doppler echocardiography, role of cardiac catheterization has come down in tetralogy of Fallot and other congenital heart diseases in general. References Wagdy R. Arch Med Sci Atheroscler Dis. 2018.76824.

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Congenital Heart Disease Pulmonary Anatomy Congenital 52

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Structural heart disease (SHD) was present in 120 patients (57%) and 20 patients (10%) had a primary cardiomyopathy. Two patients had symptoms concerning for a thromboembolic event on follow-up, but none had a newly documented thrombus. The majority are associated with SHD, cardiomyopathy, and/or ventricular dysfunction.

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Atrial Flutter Atrial Fibrillation Pediatrics AFIB 40

Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. BackgroundIndividuals with genetic syndromes can manifest both congenital heart disease (CHD) and cancer attributable to possible common underlying pathways.

Cancer 40

Cancer Congenital Heart Disease Pediatrics Congenital 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 14, 2017

The P wave is positive in lead aVL of ECG #3, which means it is a low atrial (or probably coronary sinus) rhythm — which of itself is not necessarily “abnormal” in a child if there is no other sign of underlying heart disease. Accelerated ventricular rhythm in children: a review and report of a case with congenital heart disease 3.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We fit multivariable logistic regression models to evaluate the association between the history of migraine and the development of MAVE (stroke, acute coronary syndrome, systemic thromboembolism, hypertensive encephalopathy, pulmonary heart disease, or death) up to 24 weeks after delivery.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The main takeaway here is that exercise regresses plaque size, and for anyone with documented coronary artery disease, it should be a priority, like taking any of your medications. Nutrition Poor nutrition and its complications, mostly related to excess visceral fat, significantly increase the risk of future heart events. .;

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As I discussed and documented in Lesson 1 of My Comment at the bottom of the page in the April 2, 2022 post of Dr. Smith's ECG Blog — certain patients may remain in sustained VT not only for hours — but even for days!

Tachycardia 139

Tachycardia Cardiogenic Shock Angina Coronary Angiogram 139

Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Everyone should have an Lp(a) blood test at least once, but this is an absolutely must-do test if you have an early family history of heart disease. However, that does not mean you cannot reduce the overall risk of early heart disease. The trial is fully enrolled, but results are still likely several years away.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It was reported clinically by Sir Thomas Lewis a year later, who characterized the phenomena as occurring, “either when the heart muscle is normal but the heart rate is very fast or when there is serious heart disease and the rate is normal”.

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Global Cardiac Surgery

AUGUST 14, 2018

It has been reported that the estimated burden of congenital heart disease (CHD) in Ghana approximates 372 per million population , a disproportionally high number due to the higher fertility rate in the country relative to other countries in the Region. million people, with 10.95 million children (38.8% of total) under 15 years old.

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Cardiothoracic Open-Heart Surgery Bicuspid/Mitral Congenital Heart Disease 52

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 30, 2024

Hypertensive heart disease is an important differential diagnosis, but SAM is rare in this situation and there is evidence of greater diastolic dysfunction in HCM. Athlete’s heart is another entity with hypertrophy which may be confused with HCM. The sign is an increased LVOT gradient after a ventricular premature complex.

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Cardiomyopathy Bicuspid/Mitral Document Arrhythmia 40

Ken Grauer, MD

JULY 29, 2023

The "good news" — is that we clearly see sinus P waves in ECG #1 , that document conversion to sinus rhythm ( ie, upright P waves in lead II that precede each QRS complex with a constant and normal PR interval ). (NOTE: The filter setting used a 150 Hz high-frequency cutoff. ) When I first saw this ECG — I had more questions than answers.

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Wellnest

JUNE 26, 2023

Transformation in Cardiovascular diagnostics by Google AI With its health-tech subsidiary Verily, Google has discovered a novel approach to assessing the risk of heart disease using deep learning. The process can be visualized, as seen in the image below.

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Cardiovascular Disease Blood Pressure Patient Care Pharmacology 52

Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

. = A DDENDUM ( 3/1/2023 ) — Additional material relevant to today's case: How Covid-positivity in today's case may affect the heart. C ardiac M anifestations of C ovid-19: Manifestations of heart disease may be seen in patients with Covid-19, including signs of myocardial injury. Additional material on MAT.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2024

He reported a history of “Wolf-Parkinson-White” and “heart attack” but said neither had been treated. He had no previously documented medical problems except polysubstance use. Am Heart J 1999;137:799–805. Ventricular arrhythmias in ischemic heart disease: mechanism, prevalence, significance, and management.

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Chest Pain Arrhythmia Myocardial Infarction STEMI 107

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

The importance of r ecognizing f ragmentation ( especially when it is as marked as it is in ECG #1 ) — is that it tells us there has been scarring , which may be the result of prior infarction, cardiomyopathy, or some other form of structural heart disease.

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GEMMS

MARCH 28, 2023

Chronic Care Management Chronic care management programs are designed to reduce symptoms, improve quality of life and prevent hospitalizations for chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, and asthma. Regular check-ups for long-term care patients ensure the best possible care by closely monitoring progress.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 15, 2020

As always — it’s nice when we have “the Answer” , here in the form of an EP study documenting the absence of any SVT — with confirmation that the rhythm is VT. Even before you look at the ECG — this statistic increases to over 90% if the patient in question is older and has underlying heart disease.

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Tachycardia Nursing Heart Disease Dysrhythmia 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

This figure goes up to ~90% Pre-Test Likelihood — IF the patient is "older" ( ie, an adult of a "certain" age ) — and if the patient has underlying heart disease. Pre-Test Likelihood that a regular WCT without P waves will turn out to be VT is ~80% in the literature.

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Tachycardia Electrophysiology Atrial Flutter Ischemia 119

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 1, 2023

First off, CTCA is a noninvasive test, and many patients with chest pain would previously have needed invasive angiography with all the risks it entails, including heart attack, stroke and death (albeit very rare). 3 ESC Scientific Document Group. Eur Heart J. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Sep 16;101(37):e30583. N Engl J Med.

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Coronary Angiogram Plaque Coronary Artery Disease Chest Pain 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Written by Pendell Meyers, few edits by Smith A man in his 60s with history of stroke and hypertension but no known heart disease presented with chest pain that started on the morning of presentation at around 8am. Here is his triage ECG when he presented at 1657: What do you think?

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STEMI Chest Pain Myocardial Infarction Document 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 3, 2018

After admission he undergoes another ECG, though it is unclear from documentation whether there was a change in his chest pain. Documentation strongly suggests that this finding was what ultimately convinced the cardiologists that this was not pericarditis. After this result he was given therapeutic enoxaparin.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

Medical history: History of Ischemic Heart Disease History of Congestive Heart Failure Diabetes Mellitus requiring treatment with insulin Pre-operative serum creatinine >2 mg/dL He had this ECG recorded: What do you think? second that might document underlying SSS.

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