Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 25, 2024

An elderly dialysis patient presented with chest pain. She has poor LV function. Previous echo 4 months ago (confirmed with ED bedside echo): The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 30%. Severely decreased LV function. Regional wall motion abnormality-inferior, inferolateral, septum, anterolateral, anterior and apex, lateral. Here is her ECG: Regular Wide Complex Tachycardia.

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Tachycardia Atrial Fibrillation Dysrhythmia Chest Pain 119

HCPLive

MAY 25, 2024

Atrasentan significantly reduces proteinuria in patients with IgA nephropathy, showing a 36.1% reduction compared to placebo at 36 weeks.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 25, 2024

I met a friend of mine from the Middle East a few weeks ago. He has been reading this newsletter for over a year. He said he loves it. He doesn't read every article but reads most of them. He’s busy. We all are. When we were out for dinner, he asked me for the main things he needed to know about preventing heart disease. What causes heart disease?

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Heart Disease Blood Pressure Cholesterol Article 72

HCPLive

MAY 25, 2024

Data from ERA 24 builds on previous research examining the effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on hemoglobin levels among patients with chronic kidney disease.

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Kidney Disease Research 105

Med Page Today

MAY 25, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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Cancer 52

HCPLive

MAY 25, 2024

Hear from Katharina Mayer, MD, and Georg Böhmig, MD, on the results of the phase 2 trial of felzartamab in patients with antibody-mediated rejection following kidney transplantation.

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Transplant 81

HeartRhythm

MAY 25, 2024

Management of atrial fibrillation is frequently geared towards improving symptoms. Yet, the magnitude of symptom rhythm discordance is not well known in the setting of ambulatory electrocardiographic (AECG) monitoring.

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Atrial Fibrillation Arrhythmia 40

The American Journal of Cardiology

MAY 25, 2024

Publication date: Available online 24 May 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Hirofumi Hioki, Masanori Yamamoto, Yusuke Watanabe, Yohei Ohno, Fumiaki Yashima, Toru Naganuma, Norio Tada, Shinichi Shirai, Futoshi Yamanaka, Kazuki Mizutani, Masahiko Noguchi, Masaki Izumo, Kensuke Takagi, Masahiko Asami, Hiroshi Ueno, Hidetaka Nishina, Toshiaki Otsuka, Kentaro Hayashida, OCEAN-TAVI Investigators

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Aortic valve Heart Valves Aortic 40

HCPLive

MAY 25, 2024

Circulating antinephrin autoantibodies identified as reliable biomarkers for MCD and primary FSGS, enhancing diagnostic precision and monitoring of nephrotic syndromes.

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Biomarkers Circulation 64

The American Journal of Cardiology

MAY 25, 2024

Publication date: Available online 24 May 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Dae Yong Park, Yasser Jamil, Mohamad B. Moumneh, Wayne Batchelor, Michael G. Nanna, Abdulla A.

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Quality of Life Heart Disease Diabetes 40