Ken Grauer, MD

OCTOBER 10, 2024

I was sent the ECG shown in Figure-1 — told only that the patient was a middle-aged man with septicemia. QUESTIONS: Is this rhythm too fast to be sinus tachycardia? Are flutter waves hidden within the QRS and T waves? Are we seeing the retrograde P waves of AVNRT? Is this ATach ( A trial T achycardia )? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. MY Thoughts on Today’s CASE: In my opinion — none of the above answers are optimal to describe the rhythm in Figure-1.

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American Heart News - Heart News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Research Highlights: An analysis of UK Biobank health data that included adults who had mild to severe COVID-19 before vaccines were available found an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death among those adults during the nearly three-year.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A history of COVID-19 can double the risk of heart attack, stroke or death according to new research led by Cleveland Clinic and the University of Southern California.

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 11, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Loneliness increased the risk for all-cause dementia, a meta-analysis that included more than 600,000 people showed. Feeling lonely was tied to a 31% higher risk of overall dementia (HR 1.306, 95% CI 1.197-1.426), according.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Based on the regulatory feedback provided by the FDA, Nanoscope announced plans to initiate Biologics License Application submission in Q1 2025.

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American Heart News - Heart News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Statement Highlights: Previous studies have found that 14-81% of patients with heart failure experience some degree of cognitive impairment affecting language, memory or executive function. Evidence also indicates that people with atrial fibrillation.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Insufficient arm support can lead to an overestimated blood pressure reading of almost 7mmHG and a potential misdiagnosis of hypertension, according to a study published Oct. 7 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Consuming more caffeine may improve heart health, according to a study published in the Rheumatology journal.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A short-term rise in air pollution levels between neighboring days was significantly linked to an increased risk of schizophrenia hospitalizations in China.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This was sent to me by a reader who wishes to remain anonymous. A lady in her 60s came to the ER with chest discomfort and shortness of breath. She had a history of previous anterior MI treated by primary PCI to the proximal LAD. The first EKG is from 2:30 PM on the day of presentation to the ER. Smith : To me this is a blatantly obvious acute anterior OMI.

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- Patients with metastatic lung cancer who were treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) had higher odds of developing a pulmonary embolism, according to a retrospective cohort study. Among propensity-matched.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology (MET) at Tampere University have successfully created a cell culture platform that allows two cultivated vascular networks to interconnect. The blood vessels in these networks are equivalent to human capillaries in size and structure, facilitating the study of human capillary networks in a laboratory setting.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Xanomeline trospium chloride offers a new pathway in schizophrenia treatment, improving cognitive symptoms without D2 receptor-related side effects like tardive dyskinesia.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his early sixties with no significant medical history (including a "negative cardiac workup a few years ago" for unclear indication) called 911 for acute chest pain constantly for the past 5 hours. EMS arrived and recorded vital signs within normal limits and the following ECG during active pain: EMS1 @ 0157: What do you think?

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 10, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- While it's true that becoming a doctor means a guaranteed six-figure salary, these salaries vary dramatically between specialties. The good news is in 2024, the Physician Compensation Report from Doximity listed 12 medical.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 7, 2024

A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during blood pressure (BP) screenings can substantially overestimate test results and may lead to a misdiagnosis of hypertension.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 11, 2024

New phase 2b data highlight denifanstat’s impact on histological features of MASH, meeting both fibrosis improvement and MASH resolution primary endpoints.

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Physiologically Speaking

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Protein is everywhere. High-protein cereal. Protein-packed frozen meals. There’s even protein water. The deluge of protein-centric products is the result of one thing: we’re convinced that we don’t get enough of it. Or at least that’s what everyone wants you to think. Has the fixation on protein come at a cost? Maybe. One thing I’ve noticed is that the term “protein” is now equated with “healthy.” This couldn’t be further from the truth

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 9, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- A Medicare annual wellness visit (AWV) was associated with greater recognition of mild cognitive impairment in older adults, a population-based cohort study in Texas showed. Compared with those who didn't have an annual visit.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 5, 2024

A new study by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix and the University of California Davis Health identified a new target for developing a therapy to treat atrial fibrillation, the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A study finds CGRP monoclonal antibodies are not clinically superior to topiramate or Botox in treating chronic migraines, raising cost-effectiveness concerns.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

OCTOBER 9, 2024

An analysis of data in the UK Biobank has found that COVID-19 infection may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and death from any cause for up to three years for people with and without cardiovascular disease, according to new research.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Addressing heart health earlier in life may affect and even deter dementia risk later in life, according to research published by The American Heart Association Oct. 10 in Stroke.

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 7, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were linked to long-term reductions in mortality risk among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to an observational cohort study. At 1.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Factors, including older age at onset and longer length of stay, may predict longevity for schizophrenia in psychiatric long-term care settings.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Researchers conclude that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during blood pressure (BP) screenings can substantially overestimate test results and may lead to a misdiagnosis of hypertension.

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Heart Sisters

OCTOBER 6, 2024

“The most prominent symptom I had – which kept getting stronger and would NOT go away – is the one I now warn all my friends about…”

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 9, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- A nonselective extracorporeal blood purification (EBP) device connected to the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit during surgery reduced the risk of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI), a randomized trial found.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Comorbid migraine and insomnia are linked to altered locus coeruleus connectivity, suggesting it is a biomarker for sleep disturbances and a potential therapeutic target.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Some environmental phenols are known to have cardiac toxicities. Now, a new study is revealing their adverse impact on the heart's electrical properties.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2024

This patient had the onset of chest pain 24 hours before arrival to the ED. An ECG was recorded immediately at triage and, at this hospital, the Queen of Hearts is routinely used to determine cath lab activation. Here is that ECG: Original ECG What do you think? There is ST depression maximal in V1-V4, which is diagnostic of posterior OMI. There is some ST Elevation and slightly hyperacute T-wave in V6.

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 9, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Ahead of an FDA advisory committee meeting on Thursday, agency reviewers cast doubt on the efficacy of elamipretide for Barth syndrome, an ultra-rare disease that has no approved treatments. In its new drug application, Stealth.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 7, 2024

These new data provide additional evidence for a range of benzene concentrations detected by in over-the-counter drug products with BPO maintained at room temperature.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

OCTOBER 9, 2024

People with a preference for sweets are at a higher risk of developing depression, diabetes, and suffering a stroke, according to new research.

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American Heart News - Heart News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Aspectos destacados de la declaración: En estudios anteriores se ha descubierto que entre el 14 y el 81% de los pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca presentan algún grado de deterioro cognitivo que afecta el lenguaje, la memoria o la función.

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 5, 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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HCPLive

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Time-restricted eating, even without calorie restriction, improved glycemic control and cardiometabolic health in patients with metabolic syndrome.

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