Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from a previously healthy 30-ish year old man — who presented to medical attention for vasovagal syncope. Based on this initial ECG — the patient was transferred to a PCI-capable center: Do YOU agree with the need for transfer? Hospital evaluation for this patient was negative for an acute coronary syndrome ( ie, CT coronary angiogram was normal — troponin was not elevated — and Echo was negative, with no sign of pericardial effusion ).

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Heart 2023 Conference

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The plant Andrographis is native to South Asian nations like India and Sri Lanka. Medicine is made from underground stems and leaves. Andrographis is frequently used to treat and prevent influenza (colds and flu). Despite the fact that this claim is unproven, some individuals assert that Andrographis halted the Indian flu epidemic of 1919. Andrographis is also used to treat a wide range of other problems.

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Open Heart

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Background Long COVID is associated with multiple symptoms and impairment in multiple organs. Cross-sectional studies have reported cardiac impairment to varying degrees by varying methodologies. Using cardiac MR (CMR), we investigated a 12-month trajectory of abnormalities in Long COVID. Objectives To investigate cardiac abnormalities 1-year post-SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Wellnest

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The ease of today's portable ECG devices allows people to keep track of their heart health over time and do ECG testing outside of typical medical settings. Current portable ECG machines are simple to use because technological advancements have improved the usability and accessibility of these devices. It may save patients time and money to monitor their ECG without requiring a medical expert to be present.

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Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

T he ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from a 60ish year old man on arrival to the ED ( E mergency D epartment ). The presenting complaint was chest pain — and the patient collapsed soon after arrival in the ED. QUESTION: A cardiologist interpreted the rhythm in Figure-1 as VT ( V entricular T achycardia ). Do YOU agree with this cardiologist ? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case — obtained from a 60ish year old man who collapsed in the ED shortly after this tracing was recorded. ( To improve v

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Case submitted by Magnus Nossen MD, written by Pendell Meyers A previously healthy man in his 40s presented to the ED with epigastric abdominal pain off and on for several days. Vitals were within normal limits. It is unclear whether he had active pain at the time of the first ECG: What do you think? Here is PM Cardio's Queen of Hearts interpretation (AI ECG interpretation trained by Meyers, Smith, and PM Cardio team using thousands of cases and their outcomes): The output number ranges from 0 t

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Open Heart

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Background We investigated the associations of healthcare worker status with multisystem illness trajectory in hospitalised post-COVID-19 individuals. Methods and results One hundred and sixty-eight patients were evaluated 28–60 days after the last episode of hospital care. Thirty-six (21%) were healthcare workers. Compared with non-healthcare workers, healthcare workers were of similar age (51.3 (8.7) years vs 55.0 (12.4) years; p=0.09) more often women (26 (72%) vs 48 (38%); p<0.01)

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HCM Beat

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Last Sunday’s Times of London ran a feature story about the work that U.K. professor Hugh Watkins and his team are doing to find a cure for HCM using gene therapy.

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Dr. Anish Koka

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

I recently saw a young man who came to see me because his place of future employment, a large health system was requiring him to complete the 1º series of his COVID19 vaccination. He was concerned because he had chest pain after his first mRNA vaccine and was uncomfortable with the risks of a second mRNA dose. He attempted to get a Johnson and Johnson vaccine and was told by pharmacists he was not allowed to mix and match this particular vaccine as he had already received an mRNA dose.

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