Open Heart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains a highly prevalent arrhythmia with significant burden on morbidity and mortality. The impact of AF in the revascularised population remains incompletely described. Given the high prevalence of AF in the revascularised population, we sought to evaluate the incidence and prognosis in patients with pre-existing and new-onset AF following revascularisation.

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Atrial Fibrillation Myocardial Infarction Risk Factors Outcomes 52

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Webinar The Changing Face of Pretreatment Nodal Staging for Patients with Lung Cancer kchalko Fri, 09/23/2022 - 12:27 October 6, 2022 Procedures to evaluate lymph nodes before lung cancer therapy, including endobronchial guided nodal aspiration and mediastinoscopy, can help diagnose and stage the patient effectively. Research findings demonstrate, however, that these procedures are underutilized overall or employed in a highly variable fashion.

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Cancer Allied Health Webinar Biomarkers 52

Learning + Leading

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

National Pharm Tech Day is October 18 and it’s a perfect day to recognize a nd honor the hard work each pharmacy technician provides. But we know technicians work hard every day, so why not celebrate their dedication year - round? With so many new responsibilities and higher demand across the profession, it’s more important than ever to recognize your technicians.

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Certification 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A 40-something woman with diabetes and peripheral vascular disease who frequently needs the ED for chronic pain called 911 for sudden severe chest pain. The patient was very agitated and could not hold still. I greeted medics at the door to view the prehospital ECG. Here it is: It is not normal, but there is no specific evidence of Occlusion MI (OMI) There are some Q-waves in inferior and lateral leads (of uncertain age) and there is some "terminal QRS distortion" in inferior leads and V4-V6, bu

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Chest Pain Blog Ischemia STEMI 52

The Beat Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

It may come as no surprise that the practice of medicine often goes beyond prescriptions and test results, often integrating diet and lifestyle patterns as effective mechanisms to promote heart health. The overwhelming prevailing opinion among Cardiologists (including from our own Heartbeat Cardiology team w/hundreds of combined years of experience treating cardiovascular disease) is that people can benefit from adopting a Mediterranean diet, so let’s dive in and understand what that really mean

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Diet Blood Pressure Cholesterol Cardiovascular Disease 52

Cassling

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

We live and work in the communities we serve, which makes a profound difference when it comes to the level of service we provide at Cassling. When you know it’s you or a loved one who could be reliant on the lifesaving equipment we work on every day, you’re going to do everything you can to ensure it’s operating at peak efficiency. That is why, when you hear this about Field Service Engineer Terry Hingtgen from longtime Cassling Field Service Engineer Jason Schmitt, you know how important the st

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Blog 52

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

21st September 2022 Once again, saturated fat is found not guilty [yes, once again] I suppose that what I am about to tell you is pretty much old hat. Many people, including me, have been saying – for many years – that saturated fat has no impact on cardiovascular disease. Never has, never will. The scientific support for it has always been non-existent, and the hypothesis has always been complete fact-free, evidence-free, thought-free, nonsense.

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