Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

I came to work one day and one of my partners said, "Hey, Steve, we had a STEMI this afternoon!" I said, "Cool, can I see the ECG?' Of course he said: "Yes, it was a 60 year old diabetic with Chest pain." So he showed me the ECG recorded in triage: What did I say? "That is not a STEMI. That is Arterial Pulse Tapping Artifact (APTA)." He said: "What?

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Chest Pain Diabetes STEMI Blog 129

MIBHS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide. In fact, The American Heart Association (AHA) reports that approximately 82.6 million people in the United States currently have one or more forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Due to the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, there are continuous advancements in cardiac surgery techniques.

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Open-Heart Surgery Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Cardiovascular Disease Innovation 52

Cassling

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Dr. David Lacey, Interventional Radiologist at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, a Cassling customer, details how myNeedle Companion on the SOMATOM X.cite helps simplify CT-guided interventions from start to finish. Dedicated in-room control options offer the flexibility to work as you prefer – with or without an assistant. Dr. Lacey shares his methodical and personal strategy for using the system.

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Technology Blog 52

European Journal of Heart Failure

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Aims Patients with heart failure usually have several other medical conditions that might alter the effects of interventions. We investigated whether the burden of comorbidity modified the clinical response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Methods and results Original patient-level data from eight randomized trials exploring the effects of CRT versus no CRT were pooled (BLOCK-HF, MIRACLE, MIRACLE-ICD, MIRACLE-ICD II, RAFT, COMPANION, MADIT-CRT and REVERSE).

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Coronary Artery Disease Heart Failure Atrial Fibrillation Outcomes 40

Ken Grauer, MD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The tracing in Figure-1 was sent to me for my interpretation. As per the title of today's Blog post — There is no simple explanation for all that is happening in this challenging tracing. Are YOU up for the challenge? I found that the most challenging part of today's tracing is determining the etiology of beat "X". As I explain below — I think it unlikely that beat "X" represents a single, slightly accelerated junctional beat.

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Blog Arrhythmia Academic 102