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A 30-something with acute chest pain

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This was sent to me from Sam Ghali ( @EM_Resus ) with no other information. I assumed it was a patient with acute chest pain. "What do you think, Steve? Real or just fake?" What do YOU think? It has some inferior ST elevation with some reciprocal ST depression and inverted T in aVL. This usually indicates inferior OMI. My answer: "Fake: pretty certain, but not 100% certain.

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Gender, IgA Nephropathy Linked to Gross Hematuria After COVID-19 Vaccination

HCPLive

Gross hematuria after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination was more likely in females, patients with IgAN/IgAV, and after the second and third vaccine doses.

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19th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC): Your Insider’s Guide to Boston, MA 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Welcome to the 19th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress (Oct. 17-19) in Boston, where cutting-edge cardiorenal metabolic education meets the charm of one of America’s most historic cities! Our team of Boston event veterans has curated a list of must-see spots beyond the usual tourist attractions. Explore the hidden gems and iconic experiences that will make your time in Boston special.

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Schizophrenia Patients Face High Mental Health Comorbidity, Limited Treatment

HCPLive

A study reveals that individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders experience high rates of comorbid mental health conditions and receive minimally adequate treatment.

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3 ways to stay competitive in cardiology: 1 AdventHealth leader

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

The "dichotomy" of great leaders, being more than transactional and creating a meaningful work environment are just three ways Gordon Wesley, vice president at AdventHealth Central Florida's Heart, Lung, & Vascular Institute in Orlando, is leading the industry with his cardiology program.

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Faster Weight Loss on Anti-Obesity Medication Correlated With Lower Risk of Gout

HCPLive

Compared with participants who gained weight or who weight remained stable, the risk of developing gout fell with increased weight loss over 1 year.

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What Skin Says About Health

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, reviews the underlying pathophysiology of common skin conditions. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible): Deshauer.

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Unlocking new regenerative pathways in iPS cell–derived epicardium for cardiac repair

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Efforts to foster both intrinsic and extrinsic regenerative responses in heart failure have once again brought iPS cell technologies to the forefront, thanks to their flexibility in reconstructing tissues in vitro and enabling researchers to investigate the biological mechanisms driving cell-fate decisions.

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Don't Miss a Beat: Putting Evidence-Based Cardiometabolic Therapies into Practice, with Taher Modarressi, MD

HCPLive

Taher Modarressi, MD, sits down with hosts to share tips and practical nuggets for cardiometabolic health specialists to optimize prescription and adherence to newer therapies.

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The Problem We Face & The Value Of Solving It.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Life is short. No matter what we do, the probability of living beyond 95 years of age is small. Living beyond 100 years of age is even smaller. The average lifespan in most developed countries is between 77 and 79 years of age. But we also know that setting the conditions right early in life can add over a decade to your life. As a percentage of your life, that is a lot.

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Complete Psoriasis Clearance at Year 1 Sustained to Year 4 for Majority on Bimekizumab

HCPLive

These data were presented at EADV 2024 by UCB, with presenters highlighting positive long-term efficacy findings for bimekizumab among patients with plaque psoriasis.

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Common consumer product chemicals now tied to cardiac electrical changes

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Environmental phenols are found in a wide range of common consumer products. They include preservatives in packaged foods, parabens in shampoos and bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic dishware, so humans have broad exposure to them, day in and day out.

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Triptans Prove to be More Effective for Migraines Than Newer Drugs

HCPLive

Triptans, including eletriptan and sumatriptan, offer better migraine relief than newer, more expensive drugs, suggesting they should be first-line treatments.

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About 6.7 million Americans older than 20 years have heart failure, report suggests

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

About 6.7 million Americans older than age 20 years have heart failure, according to an updated report from the Heart Failure Society of America published online Sept. 24 in the Journal of Cardiac Failure.

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Omalizumab Improves Outcomes for Patients with Asthma, Comorbid Food Allergy

HCPLive

Individuals with comorbid asthma and food allergies saw no loss of efficacy in this post hoc analysis, suggesting omalizumab’s potential for such patients.

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US adults in worse health than British counterparts at midlife, finds study

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

American adults have significantly worse health in midlife compared to their British peers, especially in markers of cardiovascular health, according to a new study involving researchers from Oxford's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

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Aldeyra Resubmits New Drug Application for Reproxalap for Dry Eye Disease

HCPLive

The resubmission includes positive data from a recently completed dry eye disease symptom trial requested by the FDA after a review of the previous NDA.

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Giving Credit Matters. Here's How to Do It.

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Early Career

Blog Giving Credit Matters. Here's How to Do It. KCummings Thu, 10/03/2024 - 10:49 Surgeon There are so many ways in which we, as surgeons, lead teams—from our first day in practice, through the end of our careers. As we lead teams, we learn repeatedly that a cohesive and effective team works toward common goals, and that successful leaders inspire team members by elucidating and giving importance to those shared goals.

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Gastroenterology Month in Review: September 2024

HCPLive

This month in review spotlights recent GI pipeline news, new research about IBS and other gastroenterological conditions, and coverage from the 2024 GHAPP conference.

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TCD-Guided management in carotid endarterectomy: a retrospective study

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Stroke, primarily resulting from ischemic conditions, is the foremost cause of mortality and long-term impairment and is frequently associated with narrowing of the carotid arteries. Although carotid endartere.

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Mastering Valve Surgery Techniques

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

More than 100 cardiothoracic surgeons, fellows, residents, and advanced practice providers participated in the 2024 STS Mastering Valve Surgery Workshop in Chicago on Sept 20-21. The two-day event included lectures, case-based presentations, and breakout sessions focused on mastering modern-day valve surgery, including open and transcatheter procedures for aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valves.

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Long term outcomes and risk factors of compensatory hyperhidrosis after thoracoscopic sympathectomy in primary palmar hyperhidrosis patients: a retrospective single-center study

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

This study aims to evaluate the long-term outcomes of compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH) after thoracoscopic sympathectomy and explore the risk factors affecting postoperative CH in primary palmar hyperhidrosis(P.

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Antitachycardia Pacing Helps With Upfront Delay in ICD Shocks

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) equipped for antitachycardia pacing (ATP) offered fewer first device shocks but perhaps at a cost, the APPRAISE ATP randomized trial showed. ICDs with this programming.

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Clinical features between paroxysmal and nonparoxysmal atrial fibrillation: a comparative analysis in eastern China

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Atrial fibrillation (AF) has emerged as a notable public health issue in China due to the aging population and rapid urbanization. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of patients with AF (paroxysm.

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Disparities in Heart Failure Rates Found Among Asian American Subpopulations

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- A new data analysis of heart failure among Asian Americans showed that disparities exist between ethnic subgroups, and the differences between Southeast and East Asian patients were larger than those between Black and white patients.

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MAMMOMAT B.brilliant Mammography System Receives FDA Premarket Approval for 3D Breast Imaging Technology

Cassling

First completely redesigned Siemens Healthineers mammography platform in over a decade PMA includes new 3D image acquisition and reconstruction technology New features focus on patient comfort and user ergonomics Siemens Healthineers announces the Food and Drug Administration’s premarket approval for the tomosynthesis or three-dimensional breast imaging technology of the MAMMOMAT B.brilliant—the first completely redesigned Siemens Healthineers mammography platform in over a decade.

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CMS to consider T-TEER coverage: 5 things to know

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

"Learn about the national coverage analysis by CMS for transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for tricuspid valve regurgitation, including public comment and expecte

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Progress toward cutting racial mortality disparities stalling, reversing

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

U.S. racial disparities in mortality decreased from 1999 to 2015 for Black men and to 2011 for Black women, followed by stagnation or regression, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in JAMA Network Open.

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Local calcium chloride infusion after pulsed field ablation enhances acute efficacy of cardiac electroporation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Infusion and uptake of calcium chloride during pulsed field ablation leads to greater irreversible electroporation and larger myocardial ablation lesions. Abstract Introduction Pulsed field ablation (PFA) has emerged as an innovative therapy for cardiac arrhythmias. Drawing parallels with PFA's application in solid tumors, calcium chloride (CaCl 2 ) as an adjuvant therapy, known as calcium electroporation, may amplify PFA's apoptotic effects.

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Risk of Ischemic Stroke After PFO Closure

American College of Cardiology

What is the risk of stroke recurrence after patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in routine clinical practice?

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Rapid, High-Fidelity Medical Imaging Reveals Cancer, Arthritis in New Research

HCPLive

The all-optical PAT scanner reduces acquisition time from minutes to seconds and can visualize microvasculature changes to depths approaching 15 mm.

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NEJM Articles Explore Potential Impact of 2024 US Election on Health Policy

American College of Cardiology

The outcome of the 2024 election will have a significant effect on the future of health policy in the U.S., according to a special report published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Oct. 2. The report describes findings on the top health issues in the 2024 election based on data from 28 national opinion polls ranging in sample size from 1000 to 8709 interviews, and includes deeper looks at the public’s views about health-related policies, support for increases in health spending and co

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Prostatic artery embolization offers lasting benefit for benign prostatic hyperplasia: Study

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

For men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is safe and effective over 24 months of follow-up, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology.

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Supraclavicular-median sternotomy approach for a large neurilemmoma invading the thoracic outlet: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Large mediastinum tumors invading the thoracic outlet have consistently been a challenge in thoracic surgery. Due to the large size of the tumor and its proximity to many important tissues, appropriate surgica.

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In rats, intrauterine exposure to cannabinoid affects cardiorespiratory function and sleep quality in adulthood

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Scientists who exposed pregnant rats to a synthetic cannabinoid that activates the same receptors in the brain as marijuana detected effects of the drug on their offspring, such as cardiovascular problems in females and augmented susceptibility to panic attacks in males, and showed that these adverse effects persisted into adulthood.

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A New Dimension in Cardiac Imaging: 3D Exploration of the Atrioventricular Conduction Axis with Hierarchical Phase-contrast Tomography

HeartRhythm

Much of our understanding of the atrioventricular conduction axis has been derived from early 20th-century histological investigations. These studies, while foundational, are constrained by their two-dimensional representation of complex, three-dimensional anatomy. The variability in the course of the atrioventricular conduction axis, and its relationship to surrounding cardiac structures, necessitates a more advanced imaging approach.

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Prevention and control of cardiac arrhythmic by using therapeutic foods: A review

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Abstract Introduction Arrhythmia occurs as a common heart vascular disease. Functional food is a rich source of natural compounds with significant pharmacological, The aim of this paper is to explore its effect on arrhythmia. Methods By reviewing the literature and summarising the findings, we described the role of functional foods in the alleviation of cardiac arrhythmias from different perspectives.