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 8, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Certain arm positions -- supported on a lap or hanging by the side of the body -- led to significant overestimation of blood pressure readings compared with standardized positioning, a randomized trial in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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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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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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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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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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HCPLive

OCTOBER 10, 2024

These data suggest that relapse among those with schizophrenia may be common 6 months after ECT, with more than half of patients likely to experience relapse within 2 years.

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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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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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CardiacWire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

AstraZeneca expanded its cardiovascular pipeline this week, signing an exclusive license agreement for CSPC Pharmaceutical Group’s Lp(a) disruptor candidate, YS2302018. The deal comes with a $100M upfront investment that could reach $1.92B depending on further milestones. YS2302018 is a small molecule Lipoprotein (a) disruptor intended to treat dyslipidemia patients by preventing the formation of excess blood lipids.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Being female and having bipolar II disorder were independent risk factors for serious AEs in a new study.

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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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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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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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HCPLive

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Anemia is frequently observed in primary care patients with HF and is linked to worse prognosis and comorbidities, including cancer.

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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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JAMA Cardiology

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This systematic review and network meta-analysis investigates the optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents.

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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 11, 2024

The anti-TFPI significantly reduced ABR compared to routine prophylaxis treatment in the phase 3 BASIS trial.

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 11, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- For a range of hospitalized patients at risk of worsening heart failure (HF), tying medical interventions to cardiac monitoring seemed safe thus far according to the small ALLEVIATE-HF trial. There were no serious adverse events.

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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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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Researchers at the Heart Research Institute (HRI) have made a new discovery, finding an existing drug used to kill tumor cells in cancer patients could also be used to save the limbs of patients with blocked arteries in their legs.

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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 10, 2024

Three common cardiovascular diseases in adults—heart failure, atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease—are linked to cognitive impairment and increased risk of dementia, according to "Cardiac Contributions to Brain Health," a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published today in the journal, Stroke.

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HCPLive

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The designation was granted to Mirum Pharmaceuticals based on a positive interim analysis of the phase 2b VANTAGE study of volixibat.

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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 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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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Mavacamten, a drug initially developed to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, has shown signs of reducing heart stress in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

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