Sat.Dec 09, 2023

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Webinar on Contrast Management in Modern PCI Set for January

DAIC

tim.hodson Sat, 12/09/2023 - 15:35 On Jan. 10, 2024, Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology will present a webinar on "Contrast Management in Modern PCI." The webinar will take place at 1 PM EST/12 noon CST. Dr. Aditya Sharma, MD, MBA, FACC, FSCAI , an interventional cardiologist from Wellspan Health in Central Pennsylvania will be the presenter.

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Syncope While Driving. Activate the Cath Lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 50-something had syncope while driving. He was belted and it was low speed. He had a prehospital ECG. He was ambulatory at the scene. He has a history of STEMI and heart failure. The medics stated he had been nauseated and diaphoretic, but he did not have any chest pain or SOB. They recorded a prehospital ECG: What do you think? I read this blinded, with no clinical information, and read it as inferior OMI.

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Researchers are upbeat about cardiac regeneration

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Think of them as the Energizer Bunnies of the heart, tiny natural batteries that keep this vital organ beating 100,000 times a day as it pumps 2,000 gallons of blood throughout the human body.

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WEBINAR NOW AVAILABLE ON DEMAND: Contrast Management in Modern PCI

DAIC

tim.hodson Sat, 12/09/2023 - 15:35 On Jan. 10, 2024, Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology presented a webinar on "Contrast Management in Modern PCI." Dr. Aditya Sharma, MD, MBA, FACC, FSCAI , an interventional cardiologist from Wellspan Health in Central Pennsylvania is the presenter. The webinar is sponsored by ACIST Medical Systems. In the cardiac cath lab, the use of iodinated contrast in both diagnostic and PCI procedures is commonplace.

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Contemporary use and outcome of Cabrol shunt in type A aortic dissection surgery: insight from China 5A study

Open Heart

Objective Cabrol shunt has been introduced for surgical repair of type A aortic dissection (TAAD) without robust evidence supporting its routine preventive use. Methods Adult patients with TAAD from China 5A study were included if surgically repaired between 2016 and 2022. Primary outcome was operative mortality according to Society of Thoracic Surgeons criterion.

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Hydroxyurea Therapy Shown Not to Impact Onset of Puberty in Male Sickle Cell Disease Patients

HCPLive

This new data on a European sickle cell disease cohort expands upon existing knowledge of the effects of HU on fertility, with the findings showing the benefits of cryopreservation.

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Resource utilisation and outcomes of people with heart failure in England: a descriptive analysis of linked primary and secondary care data - the PULSE study

Open Heart

Background Heart failure (HF) is associated with high levels of resource use and mortality, but prior UK studies have not compared outcomes by HF subtype (HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)) in large patient populations. This study investigated healthcare resource utilisation and mortality in patients with HF in England, overall and by HF subtype.