Ken Grauer, MD
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from a previously healthy man in his 40s — who presented to the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) with new-onset CP ( C hest P ain ) that awakened him from sleep. ECG #1 was recorded ~90 minutes after the patient was awakened from sleep. He was still having CP. QUESTIONS: In view of this history — How would YOU interpret the ECG in Figure-1 ?
DAIC
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, performs a Ross Procedure at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City with Paul Stelzer, MD, and Elbert Williams, MD. Photo courtesy of Mount Sinai Health System milla1cf Thu, 02/22/2024 - 13:47 February 22, 2024 — Ismail El-Hamamsy , MD, PhD, Director of Aortic Surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System and the Mount Sinai Randall B.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 30s called EMS for acute symptoms including near-syncope, nausea, diaphoresis, and abdominal pain. EMS arrived and found her to appear altered, critically ill, and hypotensive. An ECG was performed: What do you think? Extremely wide complex monomorphic rhythm just over 100 bpm. The QRS is so wide and sinusoidal that the only real possibilities left are hyperkalemia or Na channel blockade.
Med Page Today
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- I have received some unusual phone calls in my nearly 40-year career as a psychiatrist, but Mary's* call was unique. "Dr. Liester," she began, "I don't need to see you as a patient. I just want you to tell me if I'm crazy. You.
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HCPLive
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
A new study found crisis response planning for PTSD among military veterans had lower onset of suicidal ideation than veterans with self-guided safety planning.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
A gut microbial metabolite called 2-methylbutyrylcarnitine (2MBC) plays a role in exacerbating thrombosis—the formation of blood clots—researchers report February 23 in the journal Cell Metabolism. The results also revealed that 2MBC is accumulated in individuals with COVID-19, potentially explaining why these patients are at increased risk of thrombosis.
Cardiovascular Update brings together the best content for cardiovascular medicine professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Med Page Today
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- Niacin metabolism was associated with incident major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and may be linked to the pathogenesis of heart disease via inflammatory pathways, researchers said. In a metabolomics study of stable.
Physiologically Speaking
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Endurance performance is determined by three primary variables which were proposed by Dr. Michael Joyner over 3 decades ago in a paper titled “Modeling optimal marathon performance on the basis of physiological factors.” These factors are the performance VO2, lactate threshold, and running economy. Performance VO2 is the average oxygen consumption an athlete has to sustain during an event, e.g., the marathon.
HCPLive
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
Results of a multivariate logistic regression analysis showed previous exposure to occupational noise was positively associated with both rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
Science Daily - Heart Disease
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The drug finasteride, also known as Propecia or Proscar, treats male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate in millions of men worldwide. But a new study suggests the drug may also provide a surprising and life-saving benefit: lowering cholesterol and cutting the overall risk of cardiovascular disease.
Med Page Today
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- Galantamine sold as prescription generic drugs was labeled accurately and free of contamination, but galantamine sold as dietary supplements was not, an analysis showed. Across 10 brands of dietary supplements, the actual quantity.
Science Daily - Stroke
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Consuming over 22% of dietary calories from protein can lead to increased activation of immune cells that play a role in atherosclerotic plaque formation and drive the disease risk, new study showed.
HCPLive
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
These findings, to be presented at AAAAI, may allow for greater awareness among clinicians when prescribing eczema therapies.
Heart Sisters
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
Don’t miss this Heart Month interview about women’s heart health that I did with pharmacist/science communicator Lindsay Dixon!
Med Page Today
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- Dietary thiamine (vitamin B1) intake was linked with cognition in older adults, a longitudinal analysis in China suggested. Over a median follow-up of 5.9 years, cognitive decline risk was minimal at dietary thiamine intake.
Science Daily - Heart Disease
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
In ambulatory women ages 63-99 years, higher amounts of usual daily light and moderate intensity activities were associated with lower risk of developing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction independent of demographic and clinical factors associated with heart failure risk. Accumulating 3,000 steps per day might be a reasonable target that would be consistent with the amount of daily activity performed by women in this study.
Cardiology Update
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Minimizing iodinated contrast use stands as a critical safety measure in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), especially for patients at heightened risk of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI). Dynamic Coronary Roadmap (DCR) serves as a PCI navigation aid by projecting a motion-compensated virtual coronary roadmap overlay onto fluoroscopy, potentially diminishing the necessity for contrast during PCI.
HCPLive
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
A new study found patients with Parkinson’s disease have a lower daytime light exposure with a mean light intensity of 201.1 lux than controls with a light intensity of 337.7 lux.
Med Page Today
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. kicked off its 60th annual American Heart Month with the sobering news that Black women who have high blood pressure by age 35 face up to triple the risk of a stroke by the time they reach middle age compared with their.
Science Daily - Heart Disease
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Researchers have identified a new pathway that contributes to cardiovascular disease associated with high levels of niacin, a common B vitamin previously recommended to lower cholesterol. The team discovered a link between 4PY, a breakdown product from excess niacin, and heart disease. Higher circulating levels of 4PY were strongly associated with development of heart attack, stroke and other adverse cardiac events in large-scale clinical studies.
DAIC
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Pictured is the TMVR procedure milla1cf Tue, 02/20/2024 - 15:19 February 20, 2024 — As New Jersey’s leading provider of high-quality cardiac procedures and diagnostic testing and an academic institution, Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center provides patients with state-of-the-art clinical trials in the management of heart valve disease and congestive heart failure.
HCPLive
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
A new study found people with depression are associated with an increased risk of gout. However, not many people with both depression and gout sought out treatment (0.2%).
Med Page Today
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- Patients should not use smartwatches or smart rings alone to measure blood glucose levels, the FDA warned on Wednesday. Noninvasive devices that do not rely on finger-pricks or pierce the skin are not authorized, cleared, or.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Using intravascular imaging to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in heart disease patients significantly improves survival and reduces adverse cardiovascular events compared to angiography-guided PCI alone, the most commonly used method.
American Heart News - Heart News
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Statement Highlights: A new American Heart Association scientific statement updates more than a decade of research identifying, managing and preventing neurodevelopmental delays and disorders among people with congenital heart disease. The new.
HCPLive
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Fibromyalgia poses challenges extending beyond physical symptoms due to societal misconceptions and inadequate understanding. Clinicians emphasize the importance of addressing mental health, engaging patients actively, and creating supportive environments to improve the wellbeing of these patients.
Med Page Today
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- For acute ischemic stroke within 48 hours of onset, the novel sublingual combination of edaravone (Radicava) with dexborneol appeared to dramatically improve functional outcomes in the phase III TASTE-SL trial from China. The.
Physiologically Speaking
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
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NOVARAD
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Many healthcare directors in today’s economic landscape are facing complications with staff shortages , IT challenges, and inefficient processes. Enterprise imaging is one of the primary solutions hospitals are finding in their search for methods to improve services for patients and work for healthcare professionals.
HCPLive
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Among youth with intellectual disabilities and autism, black children and females are more likely to be placed in foster care, a new study found.
Med Page Today
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- For the first time, intravascular imaging-guided coronary stenting was associated with better survival and reduced myocardial infarction (MI) in a meta-analysis powered to detect these benefits against angiography, researchers.
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Introduction Kinetics of stress-related biological parameters were determined in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients undergoing complex cardiovascular rehabilitation. Methods We determined platelet functionality in the absence/presence of a selective alpha-2 adrenergic receptor inhibitor, atipemazole parallel with salivary cortisol levels at enrolment, and at 3- and 12-months follow-up in 75 ACS patients with percutaneous coronary intervention.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Certain genes associated with hypertension affect blood pressure from early in life, and they increase the risk of cardiovascular disease as you get older. But you can do something about it.
HCPLive
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Rusfertide maintained a hematocrit of <45% and reduced or eliminated the use of phlebotomy in patients with polycythemia vera.
Cardiovascular Diabetology
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Early since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the medical and scientific community were aware of extra respiratory actions of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Endothelitis, hypercoagulation, and hypofibrinolysis were i.
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Background Closure of paravalvular leak (PVL) regurgitation after self-expandable (SE) transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) may be more challenging than after balloon-expandable (BE) valve implantation. Case summary An 85-year-old woman suffering from long-standing atrial fibrillation and severe symptomatic aortic stenosis underwent SE TAVI (26 mm Evolut™ R®, Medtronic Inc., MN, USA).
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