Ken Grauer, MD

MAY 11, 2024

The 12-lead ECG and long lead II rhythms shown in Figure-1 — was obtained from an older man with a recent history of “easy fatiguability” and a presyncopal episode. QUESTIONS: How would YOU interpret the ECG in Figure-1 ? Is the group beating due to the Mobitz I or Mobitz II type of 2nd-degree AV block? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today’s case. MY Initial Thoughts on Today’s CASE: For clarity, given the above clinical history — I present my initial thoughts regarding clinical interpretation of

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Med Page Today

MAY 11, 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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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 11, 2024

Heart, An Owner’s Guide was released in the UK and Ireland last Thursday, May 2nd. It was released on May 7th in the US. The feedback so far has been incredible. To my astonishment, it is now the number 1 best-selling hardback nonfiction book in Ireland. So, thank you to all of you who have supported the book. I am blown away. What most people seem to like is that the book is: Suitable for anyone.

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Med Page Today

MAY 11, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- A "culturally sensitive" exercise intervention led to weight loss and other benefits in African-American women with obesity at risk for diabetes, researchers reported. The program tested in the ongoing, single.

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HCPLive

MAY 11, 2024

This discussion covered the topic of e-cigarette use and its potential treatment with cytisinicline, a plant-based medication which may aid vapers in quitting.

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NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

MAY 11, 2024

Clinicians should have a high degree of suspicion for cardiac sarcoidosis in patients with new heart failure, high-grade conduction disease, ventricular arrhythmias, and known extracardiac disease.

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HCPLive

MAY 11, 2024

Phillips emphasizes the importance of screening for obsessive-compulsive disorders, such as OCD, body dysmorphic disorder, and trichillomania.

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HeartRhythm

MAY 11, 2024

Thyroid hormones play a crucial role in cardiovascular physiology. Subclinical thyroid dysfunction has been associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, but evidence is mixed regarding causality.

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HeartRhythm

MAY 11, 2024

Trajectories of mortality after primary implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) placement for older heart failure (HF) patients during or soon after acute hospitalization have not been assessed.

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HeartRhythm

MAY 11, 2024

Infra-nodal Wenckebach is rare and is not well characterized.

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