Open Heart

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Objective The role of hyperuricaemia as a prognostic maker has been established in chronic heart failure (HF) but limited information on the association between plasma uric acid (UA) levels and central haemodynamic measurements is available. Methods A retrospective study on patients with advanced HF referred for right heart catherisation. Regression analyses were constructed to investigate the association between UA and haemodynamic variables.

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Dr. Anish Koka

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Image by Pexels from Pixabay There would appear to be confusion among some cardiologists about the relative prevalence of malignant heart disease between men and women as evidenced by this exchange on twitter from pre-pandemic times. The only trouble with the 2018 stats from the American Heart Association that are dutifully amplified by a professor of cardiology at a major academic hospital is that it is completely misleading.

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ECG Cases

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In this EM Quick Hits podcast: Justin Morgenstern on fluids in pancreatitis, Leeor Sommer on nasal fractures, Christina Shenvi on delirium, Sheldon Cheskes and Rohit Mohindra on Dose VF, and Noor Khatib and Kari Sampsel on intimate partner violence. The post EM Quick Hits 44 Fluids in Pancreatitis, Nasal Fractures, Delirium, DOSE VF, Intimate Partner Violence appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Written by Bobby Nicholson MD, with edits by Meyers A woman in her 50s with past medical history of heart failure, prior stroke, atrial fibrillation on Eliquis, lung cancer in remission, and CKD, presented to the emergency department for evaluation of cough and shortness of breath. EKG was obtained in triage and read as ventricular bigeminy. What do you think?

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

24th November 2022 Peer-review: Time to get rid of it ‘There seems to be no study too fragmented, no hypothesis too trivial, no literature citation too biased or too egotistical, no design too warped, no methodology too bungled, no presentation of results too inaccurate, too obscure, and too contradictory, no analysis too self-serving, no argument too circular, no conclusions too trifling or too unjustified, and no grammar and syntax too offensive for a paper to end up in print.’ Dru

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AMS Cardiology

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Almost 700,000 people in the United States die from heart disease annually, making up one in every five deaths. It’s no surprise that heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the US and nationwide. As we try to combat these startling numbers with daily exercise, a better diet and keeping our stress levels low, we find we indulge the most throughout the winter months.

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ECG Cases

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Dr. Navpreet Sahsi describes the challenges of building an Emergency Department in Bangladesh and how the experience has shaped his outlook on Emergency Medicine practice in North America on EM Cases' first Global EM blog. The post Global EM 1: Practicing EM in Bangladesh – Build It and They Will Come appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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Open Heart

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Introduction Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have prothrombotic changes compared with healthy individuals. Regular exercise reduces cardiovascular mortality in patients with stable CAD. However, the underlying mechanism for the beneficial effect is unknown. We investigated whether regular exercise would inhibit platelet aggregation and thrombin generation and increase fibrinolysis in patients with CAD.

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Open Heart

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a worldwide healthcare challenge owing to population ageing. In this study, we assessed the current trends in the incidence and prevalence of AF for the first time in an unselected, nationwide population. Methods In the Finnish Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation study, we gathered comprehensive data including all primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare visits and drug reimbursement from national healthcare registers to identify all patients with incid

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Open Heart

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Objective We hypothesised that patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) who remain with discordantly graded aortic valve stenosis (DGAS) after adjustment for pressure recovery in the aortic root represents a subgroup of patients with increased cardiovascular risk. Methods Data from 1353 patients with asymptomatic mild–moderate AS and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction enrolled in the Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in AS study was used.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

A 30-something male was involved in a single vehicle crash and had multiple injuries. As a routine part of his critical trauma evaluation, he had an ECG recorded: There is an rSR" in V1 and V2, with downsloping ST segment and inverted T-wave which is very similar to a Brugada Type 1 phenocopy. I was shown this ECG and thought that it could perhaps be Brugada, but I was more suspicious for Right Ventricular (RV) myocardial contusion.

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