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Anemia Increases Cardiac Arrest, Stroke Risk in COVID-19 Admissions

HCPLive

Moderate to severe anemia was linked to an increase in cardiac arrest or stroke compared with normal hemoglobin levels in critically ill COVID-19 patients.

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Becoming a patient: a daily exercise in accepting reality

Heart Sisters

Learning to accept reality may often seem counter-intuitive, but could accepting reality be the strategy that can protect against the more dangerous response of DENIAL?

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Established and Emerging Nucleic Acid Therapies for Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue 9 , Page 724-735, August 27, 2024. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disease that leads to elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and risk of coronary heart disease. Current therapeutic options for FH remain relatively limited and only partially effective in both lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and modifying coronary heart disease risk.

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Novel insight into neurofilament light chain and rhythm outcomes after catheter ablation of new onset atrial fibrillation:A prospective cohort study

HeartRhythm

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an age-related disorder closely linked to autonomic nervous system dysfunction. Neurofilament light chain (NFL) protein is a biomarker for neurodegenerative diseases.

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InterAtrial Block

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake, EMT-P, RN, ACNP @DidlakeDW An early 80’s Female was transported to the ED with new-onset facial droop, slurred speech, and focal deficit. No previous medical history was reported. My colleauges and I (interventional cardiology) were asked to consult during workup. MRI Brain demonstrated Left MCA acute/subacute infarct, MCA/PCA watershed, and no hemorrhagic transformation.

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Clinical Quiz: Urate-Lowering Therapy Recommendations from 2020 ACR Gout Guidelines

HCPLive

This clinical quiz tests your knowledge of recommendations related to the initiation and titration of urate-lowering therapy from the 2020 ACR guidelines for gout management.

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Use of downstream stress imaging tests for risk stratification of patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain and low HEART score

Open Heart

Background Patients with low HEART (History, Electrocardiogram, Age, Risk factors, and Troponin level) risk scores who are discharged from the emergency department (ED) may present clinical challenges and diagnostic dilemmas. The use of downstream non-invasive stress imaging (NISI) tests in this population remains uncertain. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the value of NISI in risk stratification and predicting cardiac events in patients with low-risk HEART scores (LRHSs).

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Role of Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring After Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Related to Noncardiac Surgery

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 24 August 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Jose F. de Melo Junior, Jwan A. Naser, Alanna M. Chamberlain, Bernard J. Gersh, Peter A. Noseworthy, Konstantinos C.

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PVCS and MORE

ECG Guru

Sometimes you see an ECG strip, look at it and then put it away again with the thought: I don't understand this. But if you take your time and analyze the ECG systematically, you will usually come to a good result. This is an example of such an ECG (certainly not the most difficult). The explanation is shown in the 2nd picture.

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Drug Survival Time of First bDMARD Similar Between Late-Onset, Early-Onset RA

HCPLive

Investigators also found that bDMARDs were used more often by patients with early-onset rheumatoid arthritis than by patients with late-onset.

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Perspectives on Heart Valve Repair

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue 9 , Page 661-662, August 27, 2024.

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Sildenafils effectiveness in the primary coronary slow flow phenomenon: a pilot randomised controlled clinical trial

Open Heart

Background On the one hand, the primary coronary slow flow phenomenon (CSFP) can cause recurrence of chest pain, prompting medical examinations and further healthcare costs, while on the other hand, it can lead to myocardial infarction, ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. Nevertheless, there is not any agreement on the optimal treatment for primary CSFP, so we decided to examine the effectiveness of sildenafil in this context.

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Impact of frailty on outcome of elderly NSTEMI patients undergoing PCI.

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 24 August 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): dr Marco Mele, dr Ilaria Ragnatela, dr Matteo Romano, dr Erika Tabella, dr Luciano Umberto Rossi, dr Francesco Mautone, prof Antonietta Mele, prof Antonella Liantonio, prof Paola Imbrici, dr.

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From the Literature

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue 9 , Page 736-737, August 27, 2024.

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September 2024 Stroke Highlights

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue 9 , Page 2199-2199, September 1, 2024.

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Stroke Literature Synopsis (Clinical)

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue 9 , Page e256-e257, September 1, 2024.

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Correction to: Prevention of Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: The Role of Physical Activity and Exercise

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue 9 , Page e265-e265, September 1, 2024.