Medical Xpress - ECG
MAY 17, 2023
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a new sustainable electrocardiogram (ECG, also known as EKG) patch that is fully recyclable and made of biomaterials. The device is modular, so electronic components can be easily removed from the disposable patch and used again. The patch itself is made of nanocellulose and printed with carbon conductors and sensing electrodes.
Vector Remote
MAY 19, 2023
Patient Care Depends on Connectivity: How To Engage Patients in their Remote Monitoring Care More than 88% of clinics report that patient connectivity to their remote monitoring devices are a major concern for their cardiac device clinics. Yet, with increasing patient population and ongoing staffing shortages, clinics do not have the resources to dedicate to patient compliance.
CineECG
MAY 18, 2023
cineecg flow inferior wall infarct In this blog we will address a case of identifying a specific case of a heart infarct, in particular an infarct in the lower part of the heart (Inferior wall infarction ; RCA distal to the RV branch). In an earlier blog we focused on an extensive anterior wall infarction and the ease of using CineECG to read the related ECG.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 18, 2023
This case was provided by Steven Souchtchenko, a recent graduate of our Hennepin Healthcare EM/IM residency (i.e., a former trainee of mine). Case A 45 yo man with no previous cardiac history presented to an ED not associated with a cath lab. He complained of jaw pain radiating to left shoulder for 6 hours. He stated he had had a brief similar episode the evening prior.
Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology
MAY 17, 2023
Blog How Can I Get the Latest, Greatest Tech at My Institution? KCummings Wed, 05/17/2023 - 13:11 Surgeon Image Elisabeth Dexter, MD Scenario: You finished CT surgery residency last June and are the newest assistant professor at Perfect University. You just returned from the STS Annual Meeting and saw the GeeWhiz Gadget in the Exhibitor Hall. You know GeeWhiz will fix all the issues you’ve been having with X procedure at your new institution.
Dr. Anish Koka
MAY 16, 2023
Science has a long history of being subsumed to serve rabid ideologues. Soviet biologist Trofim Lysenko famously rejected the objective reality of Mendelian genetics because it clashed with the Marxist philosophy that the environment, not genetics, was the primary determinant of outcomes. The Soviet party was enamored by Lysenko because his “Science” said that soaking crops in freezing water would educate them to sprout at different times of the year, and even more startlingly, this
iRythm Technologies
MAY 19, 2023
Dr. Reynolds and Dr. Mittal, authors of the CAMELOT study, discuss ambulatory cardiac monitoring and retrospective analysis of data from Medicare claims.
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ECG Guru
MAY 19, 2023
This is an image of ventricular fibrillation as seen in all twelve standard leads simultaneously. This is cardioplegic ventricular fibrillation, occurring as the heart is stopped during cardiopulmonary bypass for open heart surgery. Each channel (horizontal strip) is run during the same ten-second period. Our thanks to Dr. Andreas Röschl from Germany for contributing this image.
Medical Xpress - ECG
MAY 16, 2023
After examining 298 patients who experienced cardiac arrest, researchers found that ECG markers can provide a clue as to how the treatment is working—as much as four to five minutes into the future.
HCM Beat
MAY 16, 2023
As many as 60% of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy don’t receive an appropriate diagnosis when they first come to medical attention.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 13, 2023
I was reading EKGs on the system and saw this one, with no other information. What was my interpretation of these apparently abnormal precordial leads? Smith: Normal variant ST Elevation and T-wave inversion, probably in a young African American male. The Queen of Heart PM Cardio Bot also states: "Not OMI with High Confidence" Additionally, as Ken notes below, the limb leads are reversed.
Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology
MAY 19, 2023
Here are five heart centers opening, upgrading or expanding:
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